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A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings

A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings

1988-01-01 90 Min 5

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

Director

Fernando Birri
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
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Silvia Planas
Eulalia
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Luis Alberto Ramírez
Father Gonzaga
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Márcia Barreto
Spider Woman
Pablo Milanés
Pablo Milanés
Self
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María Luisa Mayor
Myrurgia
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Parmenia Silva
Pìa
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Marabú
Talia
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René Martinez
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