A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings
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An elderly man with wings is blown off course during a tropical storm in this symbolic fantasy. The Old Man lands near a Caribbean island where a poor family gives him shelter in a chicken coop. Father Gonzaga is the skeptical priest who rushes to damn the creature. Soon the Old Man is the subject of curiosity seekers as Elisinda and Pelayo start charging admission. A traveling carnival of human oddities camps near the Old Man as people flock to see the show. The Old Man is reduced to being an unwanted pet, and after six years, he mends his wings and flies away. Nudity, simulated sex with a spider woman, and the ugliness of human exploitation definitely put this fantasy in a category not for children.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1988-01-01
Runtime: 90 mins
Director: Fernando Birri
Writer: Gabriel García Márquez
Spoken language: Español
Genres: Fantasy, Drama
Original title: A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings
Production Companies: TVE, ICAIC, El Laboratorio de Poéticas Cinematográficas de Fernando Birri, Fundación del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano
Production Countries: Cuba, Italy, Spain
Cast
Fernando Birri
Daisy Granados
Asdrúbal Meléndez
Adolfo Llauradó
Silvia Planas
Luis Alberto Ramírez
Márcia Barreto
Pablo Milanés
María Luisa Mayor
Parmenia Silva
Marabú
René Martinez
Rodrigo Utria
José Miguel Lugo
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