The Old Man Who Read Love Stories
2001 · 1 h 55 min
Rolf de HeerCast
Richard Dreyfuss 
Timothy Spall 
Hugo Weaving 
Cathy Tyson Victor Bottenbley 
Guillermo Toledo
Credits
Written by: Claude Cohen
Plot
In El Idilio, a village on the edge of the Amazon, an old man who reads love stories is asked to hunt a jaguar.
Sinekatalog’s take
Rolf de Heer's film, from Luis Sepúlveda, with Richard Dreyfuss and Timothy Spall, is lush, quiet and rather stiff, with a stately jungle atmosphere.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.5 / 10 (1,405 votes)
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