The Old Man Who Read Love Stories (2001)
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.
- Parental Guidance: PG-13
- Release Date: 2001-03-07
- Runtime: 1h 55min
- Production Company: SF Studios
- Production Country: Australia, France, Netherlands, Spain, Netherlands Antilles, Italy
- Director: Rolf de Heer
- Writer: Rolf de Heer
