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A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings

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Calorie Rating: 126
Released: 1988-01-01
Running Time: 90 Minutes
Studios: TVE, ICAIC, El Laboratorio de Poéticas Cinematográficas de Fernando Birri, Fundación del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano,


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.

Director / Directors



Cast

Daisy Granados
Character: Elisenda
Asdrúbal Meléndez
Character: Pelayo
Fernando Birri
Character: Old Angel

Silvia Planas
Character: Eulalia
Luis Alberto Ramírez
Character: Father Gonzaga

Márcia Barreto
Character: Spider Woman


Production and Crew

Carlos Aguilar
Sound Designer
Carlos Aguilar
Sound Editor
Raúl Pérez Ureta
Director of Photography

José María Vitier
Original Music Composer
Fernando Birri
Screenplay