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The Old Man Who Read Love Stories

Genre:DramaAdventure

Released:2001-03-07

Runtime:115

Overview

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:

Richard Dreyfuss

Character: Antonio Bolivar

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Timothy Spall

Character: Luis Agalla

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Hugo Weaving

Character: Rubicondo

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Cathy Tyson

Character: Josefina

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Victor Bottenbley

Character: Nushino

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Guillermo Toledo

Character: Onecen

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Fede Celada

Character: Juan

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Luis Hostalot

Character: Manuel

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Behi Djanati Atai

Character: Dolores

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Josse De Pauw

Character: The Man Who Bets

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Jerome Ehlers

Character: Gringo

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Jim van der Woude

Character: The Patient

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Denis Fouqueray

Character: Election Official

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Alberto Dominguez

Character: Salinas

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Deen Abboud

Character: The Priest

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Viviane EMIGRÉ

Character: Zamora

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Duncan Thompson

Character: Gringo #2

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Christian Holer

Character: Gringo #3

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Jean-Pierre Soulat

Character: Drunk Man

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Peter Geselle

Character: Boat Captain

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Georges Laflotte

Character: Gold Prospector

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Lionel Barsacq

Character: Gold Prospector #2

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Alain Dery

Character: Gold Prospector #3

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Christian Giovanetti

Character: Gold Prospector #4

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Patrick Crepat

Character: Gold Prospector #5

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Eric Gaudinot

Character: Alkaseltzer

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André Lichau

Character: Plascencio

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Laurent Yawalou

Character: Shuar

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