Release Date

01 Jan, 1988

Runtime

01:30: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

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.

Original Title

Un señor muy viejo con unas alas enormes

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Actors

Daisy Granados

Asdrúbal Meléndez

Fernando Birri

Adolfo Llauradó

Silvia Planas

Luis Alberto Ramírez

Márcia Barreto

Crew

Carlos Aguilar

Carlos Aguilar

Fernando Birri

Raúl Pérez Ureta

José María Vitier

Jorge Abello

Fernando Birri

Gabriel García Márquez

Gabriel García Márquez