A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings (1988)

  • NR
  • 01/01/1988 (ES)
  • Fantasy, Drama
  • 1h 30m

Overview

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.

Fernando Birri

Director, Screenplay

Gabriel García Márquez

Writer

Cast

Daisy Granados's headshot

Daisy Granados

Elisenda
Asdrúbal Meléndez's headshot

Asdrúbal Meléndez

Pelayo
Fernando Birri's headshot

Fernando Birri

Old Angel
Adolfo Llauradó's headshot

Adolfo Llauradó

Silvia Planas's headshot

Silvia Planas

Eulalia
Luis Alberto Ramírez's headshot

Luis Alberto Ramírez

Father Gonzaga
Márcia Barreto's headshot

Márcia Barreto

Spider Woman

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