The Old Man Who Read Love Stories

In El Idilio, a village on the banks of a river in the Amazon rainforest, Antonio Bolívar, known to everyone as "The Old Man," lives a recluse. One day, Antonio begins reading the romance novels that the traveling dentist Rubicondo Loachamin brings him to pass the time. He shares this occupation with a beautiful local girl, a waitress and prostitute, named Josefina, with whom he ends up falling in love. But all does not go smoothly when Antonio is forced to go on a hunting trip.

Genre:

Drama , Adventure

Duration:

115 min

Actor:

Richard Dreyfuss , Timothy Spall , Hugo Weaving

Quality:

HD

Director:

Rolf de Heer

Release:

2001

Country:

Australia , France , Netherlands , Spain , Netherlands Antilles , Italy

IMDb:

6.3