Where to watch The Old Man Who Read Love Stories (2001) in the UK
The Old Man Who Read Love Stories (2001) is not currently listed on any UK streaming, rental, or purchase service. Last verified on 20 June 2026 by ScreenSearch.
In El Idilio, a village on the banks of a river in the Amazon rainforest, Antonio Bolívar, known to everyone as "The Old Man," lives a recluse. One day, Antonio begins reading the romance novels that the traveling dentist Rubicondo Loachamin brings him to pass the time. He shares this occupation with a beautiful local girl, a waitress and prostitute, named Josefina, with whom he ends up falling in love. But all does not go smoothly when Antonio is forced to go on a hunting trip.
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El Viejo que Leia Novelas de Amor
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Cast & crew
Top-billed cast in The Old Man Who Read Love Stories.
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Richard DreyfussAntonio Bolivar -
Timothy SpallLuis Agalla -
Hugo WeavingRubicondo -
Cathy TysonJosefina -
Victor BottenbleyNushino
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Guillermo ToledoOnecen -
Fede CeladaJuan -
Luis HostalotManuel
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