The Old Man Who Read Love Stories
Rolf de Heer2001-03-07
6.6
115 min
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.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Richard Dreyfuss | Antonio Bolivar | Unowned |
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Timothy Spall | Luis Agalla | Unowned |
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Hugo Weaving | Rubicondo | Goutbreak |
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Cathy Tyson | Josefina | Unowned |
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Victor Bottenbley | Nushino | Unowned |
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Guillermo Toledo | Onecen | Unowned |
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Fede Celada | Juan | Unowned |
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Luis Hostalot | Manuel | Unowned |
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Behi Djanati Atai | Dolores | Unowned |
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Josse De Pauw | The Man Who Bets | Unowned |
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Jerome Ehlers | Gringo | Unowned |
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Jim van der Woude | The Patient | Unowned |
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Denis Fouqueray | Election Official | Unowned |
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Alberto Dominguez | Salinas | Unowned |
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Deen Abboud | The Priest | Unowned |
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Viviane EMIGRÉ | Zamora | Unowned |
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Duncan Thompson | Gringo #2 | Unowned |
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Christian Holer | Gringo #3 | Unowned |
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Jean-Pierre Soulat | Drunk Man | Unowned |
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Peter Geselle | Boat Captain | Unowned |
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Georges Laflotte | Gold Prospector | Unowned |
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Lionel Barsacq | Gold Prospector #2 | Unowned |
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Alain Dery | Gold Prospector #3 | Unowned |
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Christian Giovanetti | Gold Prospector #4 | Unowned |
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Patrick Crepat | Gold Prospector #5 | Unowned |
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Eric Gaudinot | Alkaseltzer | Unowned |
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André Lichau | Plascencio | Unowned |
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Laurent Yawalou | Shuar | Unowned |