A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings

A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings

1988
1h 30m
5.0

5.0/10

8 votes • View on IMDb
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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Language: ES

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Production Information

Production Companies
TVE ICAIC El Laboratorio de Poéticas Cinematográficas de Fernando Birri Fundación del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano
Production Countries
Cuba Italy Spain
Spoken Languages
Spanish

Keywords

small town cuba angel take advantage

Quick Facts

Original Title Un señor muy viejo con unas alas enormes
Release Date January 1, 1988
Status Released
Language ES
IMDb ID tt0096077

Cast

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

Silvia Planas
Silvia Planas

Eulalia

Luis Alberto Ramírez
Luis Alberto Ramírez

Father Gonzaga

Márcia Barreto
Márcia Barreto

Spider Woman

Pablo Milanés
Pablo Milanés

Self

María Luisa Mayor
María Luisa Mayor

Myrurgia

Parmenia Silva
Parmenia Silva

Pìa

Marabú
Marabú

Talia

René Martinez
René Martinez

Usnavy

Key Crew

Fernando Birri
Director
Fernando Birri
Screenplay
Gabriel García Márquez
Writer