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A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings (1988)

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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Fernando Birri profile
Fernando Birri

Director

Fernando Birri profile
Fernando Birri

Screenplay

Cast

Daisy Granados profile
Daisy Granados

Elisenda

Asdrúbal Meléndez profile
Asdrúbal Meléndez

Pelayo

Fernando Birri profile
Fernando Birri

Old Angel

Adolfo Llauradó profile
Adolfo Llauradó

Silvia Planas profile
Silvia Planas

Eulalia

Luis Alberto Ramírez profile
Luis Alberto Ramírez

Father Gonzaga

Márcia Barreto profile
Márcia Barreto

Spider Woman

Daisy Granados profile
Daisy Granados

Elisenda

Asdrúbal Meléndez profile
Asdrúbal Meléndez

Pelayo

Fernando Birri profile
Fernando Birri

Old Angel

Adolfo Llauradó profile
Adolfo Llauradó

Silvia Planas profile
Silvia Planas

Eulalia

Luis Alberto Ramírez profile
Luis Alberto Ramírez

Father Gonzaga

Márcia Barreto profile
Márcia Barreto

Spider Woman

Extra

Release Date

January 1, 1988

Original Language

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

TVE logoICAIC logoEl Laboratorio de Poéticas Cinematográficas de Fernando Birri logoFundación del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano logo

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