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.
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SF Studios· Fildebroc· Magnetic Hall· Odusseia Films· Kino Visión· Vertigo Productions· France 2 Cinéma· Fandango
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Release date 2001-03-07
Countries Australia · France · Italy · Netherlands · Curaçao · Spain · Netherlands Antilles
Production & box office Budget $9.5M
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