Synopsis
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.
Movie Information
- Director
- Rolf de Heer
- Writers
- Rolf de Heer, Claude Cohen
- Release Year
- 2001
- Runtime
- 115 minutes
- Genre
- Drama, Adventure
- Language
- EN
- Country
- Australia, France, Netherlands, Spain, Netherlands Antilles, Italy
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (8 votes)
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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.
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