🎬 Drama, Adventure

The Old Man Who Read Love Stories

⭐ 6.7/10 2001 1h 55m Dir. Rolf de Heer

About this movie

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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6.7/10 6 votes

Quick facts

Year
2001
Runtime
1h 55m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 6.7/10
Votes
6
Genre
Drama, Adventure
Director
Language
EN
Budget
$9.5M

Cast

🎭 Drama 🎭 Adventure 🎬 Rolf de Heer 👤 Richard Dreyfuss 👤 Timothy Spall 👤 Hugo Weaving

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The Old Man Who Read Love Stories has a runtime of 1h 55m (1 hour and 55 minutes).
The Old Man Who Read Love Stories was directed by Rolf de Heer and released in 2001.
The Old Man Who Read Love Stories is a Drama, Adventure film (2001).
The cast of The Old Man Who Read Love Stories includes Richard Dreyfuss, Timothy Spall, Hugo Weaving, Cathy Tyson, Victor Bottenbley.
The Old Man Who Read Love Stories has a TMDB rating of 6.7/10 based on 6 votes.

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