Movie: A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings

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Fernando Birri
Fernando Birri

A very old man with enormous wings

Daisy Granados
Daisy Granados

Elisenda

Asdrúbal Meléndez
Asdrúbal Meléndez

Pelayo

Adolfo Llauradó
Adolfo Llauradó

Lucky O'Capitone

Silvia Planas
Silvia Planas

Eulalia

Luis Alberto Ramírez
Luis Alberto Ramírez

Father Gonzaga

Márcia Barreto
Márcia Barreto

Spider Woman

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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.

  • Release Date

    1988-01-01

  • Average

    4.6

  • Rating:

    2.3 starts
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