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The Old Man Who Read Love Stories is a Australien film of genre Drama directed by Rolf de Heer with Richard Dreyfuss
The Old Man Who Read Love Stories (2001)
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Add to a movie listThe Old Man Who Read Love Stories is a film directed by Rolf de Heer.It is based on the book of the same name by Luis Sepulveda.
Although the film premiered in 2001 it was not seen in cinemas until 2004
^ "Australian Films at the Australian Box Office" Film Victoria accessed 14 November 2012
^ "DE HEER, ROLF – THE OLD MAN WHO READ LOVE STORIES", Urban Cinefile accessed 14 November 2012
Synopsis
A El Idilio, un village perdu au bord d'un fleuve dans la forêt amazonienne, vit comme un reclus Antonio Bolivar (Richard Dreyfuss ; Etroite surveillance), que tout le monde appelle "Le Vieux". Il vient accueillir à l'arrivée du bateau son ami, le dentiste itinérant (Hugo Weaving ; Matrix). Grâce à lui, il a rencontré Josefina (Cathy Tyson ; Priest) et ses romans d'amour. A travers la lecture, Antonio a repris goût à la vie. Cependant, l'équilibre de la communauté est bientôt bouleversé. Un étranger, autorisé par le Maire (Timothy Spall ; Peines d'amour perdues) à chasser dans la jungle, a abattu les petits d'une femelle jaguar. Pour les venger, elle tue un à un les hommes vivant le long du fleuve. Le Maire, détesté de tous, organise une battue et exige qu'Antonio les guide malgré ses réticences. Celui-ci est forcé d'obtempérer. Le dentiste l'accompagne.Actors
Richard Dreyfuss
(Antonio Bolivar)
Timothy Spall
(Luis Agalla, le maire)
Hugo Weaving
(Rubicondo, le dentiste)
Cathy Tyson
Guillermo Toledo
(Onecen)
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