The Old Man Who Read Love Stories
2001 | 115m | English
Popularity: 0.7 (history)
| Director: | Rolf de Heer |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Rolf de Heer, Luis Sepúlveda, Claude Cohen |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 07, 2001 |
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| Director: | Rolf de Heer |
| Writer: | Rolf de Heer, Luis Sepúlveda, Claude Cohen |
| Genres: | Adventure, Drama |
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| Production Companies | France 2 Cinéma, Kino Visión, Fildebroc, Fandango, SF Studios, Vertigo Productions, Magnetic Hall, Odusseia Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $9,500,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 30, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Rolf de Heer | Director, Screenplay |
| Luis Sepúlveda | Novel |
| Graham Tardif | Original Music Composer |
| Denis Lenoir | Director of Photography |
| Fernando Sancho | Original Music Composer |
| Claude Cohen | Writer |
| Liliane Caille | Special Effects Technician |
| Jean-Pierre Maricourt | Special Effects |
| Mark Ellis | Assistant Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Julie Ryan | Producer |
| Michelle de Broca | Producer |
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| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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