The Old Man Who Read Love Stories

The Old Man Who Read Love Stories (2001)

Drama Adventure

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.

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  • Release Date: 2001-03-07
  • Runtime: 1h 55min
  • Director: Rolf de Heer

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    Cast

    • Richard Dreyfuss

      Antonio Bolivar

    • Timothy Spall

      Luis Agalla

    • Hugo Weaving

      Rubicondo

    • Cathy Tyson

      Josefina

    • Victor Bottenbley

      Nushino

    • Guillermo Toledo

      Onecen

    • Fede Celada

      Juan

    • Luis Hostalot

      Manuel

    • Behi Djanati Atai

      Dolores

    • Josse De Pauw

      The Man Who Bets

    • Jerome Ehlers

      Gringo

    • Jim van der Woude

      The Patient

    • Denis Fouqueray

      Election Official

    • Alberto Dominguez

      Salinas

    • Deen Abboud

      The Priest

    • Viviane EMIGRÉ

      Zamora

    • Duncan Thompson

      Gringo #2

    • Christian Holer

      Gringo #3

    • Jean-Pierre Soulat

      Drunk Man

    • Peter Geselle

      Boat Captain

    • Georges Laflotte

      Gold Prospector

    • Lionel Barsacq

      Gold Prospector #2

    • Alain Dery

      Gold Prospector #3

    • Christian Giovanetti

      Gold Prospector #4

    • Patrick Crepat

      Gold Prospector #5

    • Eric Gaudinot

      Alkaseltzer

    • André Lichau

      Plascencio

    • Laurent Yawalou

      Shuar