The Old Man Who Read Love Stories
2001, English. Directed by Rolf de Heer.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 7 March 2001
- Country
- Australia, France, Netherlands, Spain, Netherlands Antilles, Italy
- Written by
- Rolf de Heer, Claude Cohen
- Budget
- $9.5M
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The Old Man Who Read Love Stories runs 115 minutes (1h 55m).
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The Old Man Who Read Love Stories is streaming on Shout! Factory in India. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Old Man Who Read Love Stories?
The Old Man Who Read Love Stories (2001) was directed by Rolf de Heer and stars Richard Dreyfuss, Timothy Spall, Hugo Weaving.