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The Old Man Who Read Love Stories (2001)
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Release Date:
7 March 2001 (France)
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Tagline:
In the jungle, the one who survives is the one that moves
Plot:
A man is forced to confront a dangerous female jaguar and his own past through the sacrificial killing of the beast he has grown to love. | add synopsis
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2 wins
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15 nominations
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Mesmeric, perfectly paced and utterly beautiful
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Cast
(Credited cast) | Richard Dreyfuss | ... | Antonio Bolivar |
 | Timothy Spall | ... | Luis Agalla (Mayor) |
 | Hugo Weaving | ... | Rubicondo (Dentist) |
 | Cathy Tyson | ... | Josefina |
| Victor Bottenbley | ... | Nushino |
| Fede Celada | ... | Juan |
| Luis Hostalot | ... | Manuel |
| Guillermo Toledo | ... | Onecen |
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| Nor-eddin Abboud | ... | The Priest |
| Lionel Barsacq | ... | Gold Prospector |
| Patrick Crepat | ... | Gold Prospector |
| Josse De Pauw | ... | The Man Who Bets |
| Alain Dery | ... | Gold Prospector |
 | Behi Djanati Atai | ... | Dolores |
| Alberto Dominguez | ... | Salinas |
 | Jerome Ehlers | ... | Gringo |
| Viviane Emigre | ... | Zamora |
| Denis Fouqueray | ... | Election Official (as Denys Fouqueray) |
| Eric Gaudinot | ... | Alkaseltzer |
| Peter Geselle | ... | Boat Captain |
| Christian Giovanetti | ... | Gold Prospector |
| Christian Holer | ... | Gringo |
| Georges Laflotte | ... | Gold Prospector |
| André Lichau | ... | Plascencio |
| Jean-Pierre Soulat | ... | Drunk Man |
| Duncan Thompson | ... | Gringo |
| Jim van der Woude | ... | The Patient |
| Laurent Yawalou | ... | Shuar |
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115 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:12 |
USA:Not Rated |
Australia:M (DVD rating) |
Australia:PG (original rating) |
France:U |
Netherlands:12 |
Spain:13
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In the early stages of development, the director asked for final cut thinking that he would not get it, but he did.
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Antonio Bolivar:
It was a kiss of impassioned intensity, a kiss to remember their lives by.
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This film won the Adelaide International Film Festival's Audience Choice Award, and for good reason.
This is beautiful story-telling; it's subtle, beautifully paced and visually magnificent. And if whoever wrote comment number one couldn't find subtext then he must have been watching a different film.
I'm hoping against hope for an Australian release in the near future.