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A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings

A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings

5.0/10
January 1, 1988
90 minutes
Fernando Birri
Fantasy Drama

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.

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Movie Details

Release Date

January 1, 1988

Runtime

90 minutes

Director

Fernando Birri

Rating

5.0/10

Production Companies

TVE ICAIC El Laboratorio de Poéticas Cinematográficas de Fernando Birri Fundación del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano

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