
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.
| Release Date | March 7, 2001 | |
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| Status | Released | |
| Original Title | The Old Man Who Read Love Stories | |
| Runtime | 1h 55min | |
| Budget | $9,500,000 | |
| Revenue | — | |
| Language | English, Portuguese | |
| Original Language | English | |
| Production Countries | Australia, France, Netherlands, Spain, Netherlands Antilles, Italy | |
| Production Companies | SF StudiosFildebrocMagnetic HallOdusseia FilmsKino VisiónVertigo ProductionsFrance 2 CinémaFandango | |