Plot Summary
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.
Movie Details
- Original Title
- The Old Man Who Read Love Stories
- Status
- released
- Original Language
- en
- Budget
- $9.5M
Where to watch free (US)
Plex
Plex Channel
The Roku Channel
Tubi TV
Cast
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
Production Companies
SF StudiosFildebroc
Magnetic Hall
Odusseia Films
Kino Visión
Vertigo Productions
