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Title: The Old Man Who Read Love Stories (2001)
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| Richard Dreyfuss | ... | Antonio Bolivar | |
| Timothy Spall | ... | Luis Agalla (Mayor) | |
| Hugo Weaving | ... | Rubicondo (Dentist) | |
| Cathy Tyson | ... | Josefina | |
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Victor Bottenbley | ... | Nushino |
| Fede Celada | ... | Juan | |
| Luis Hostalot | ... | Manuel | |
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Guillermo Toledo | ... | Onecen |
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Nor-eddin Abboud | ... | The Priest |
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Lionel Barsacq | ... | Gold Prospector |
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Patrick Crepat | ... | Gold Prospector |
| Josse De Pauw | ... | The Man Who Bets | |
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Alain Dery | ... | Gold Prospector |
| Behi Djanati Atai | ... | Dolores | |
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Alberto Dominguez | ... | Salinas |
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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.
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killed by an animal | hunt | native american culture | elderly man | snakebite |Taglines:
In the jungle, the one who survives is the one that movesParents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
7 March 2001 (France) See more »Also Known As:
Den gamle mand der læste kærlighedshistorier See more »Edit
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$9,500,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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The film was originally going to be filmed in Venezuela, South America. See more »Quotes
Antonio Bolivar: It was a kiss of impassioned intensity, a kiss to remember their lives by.See more »
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The strange thing about the reviews and comments that I've read about this movie was that they were all bordering on the negative. It is a wonderful film, so different just because it is about an old man who remembers that he can read and how the only books that he can get are love stories which help him put his world into a new perspective. Not quite alone in the Amazonian jungle for years, we are told a bit of his history in cleverly inserted flashbacks. The roles of the slovenly village Mayor (Timothy Spall), the itinerant dentist (Hugo Weaving)and the beautiful village girl (Cathy Tyson) are all so well played that the viewer is drawn in as part of the the story like a voyeur. When the film had ended I just wished to see more. Being a fan of Richard Dreyfuss was a definite plus but overall this gentle film was very enjoyable and I'd see it again and again.