A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings
movie
Released January 01, 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.
Cast
Fernando Birri
as
A very old man with enormous wings
Daisy Granados
as
Elisenda
Asdrúbal Meléndez
as
Pelayo
Adolfo Llauradó
as
Lucky O'Capitone
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Silvia Planas
as
Eulalia
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Luis Alberto Ramírez
as
Father Gonzaga
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Márcia Barreto
as
Spider Woman
Pablo Milanés
as
Self
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María Luisa Mayor
as
Myrurgia
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Parmenia Silva
as
Pìa
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Marabú
as
Talia
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René Martinez
as
Usnavy
Crew
Carlos Aguilar
as
Sound Designer
Carlos Aguilar
as
Sound Editor
Fernando Birri
as
Director
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Raúl Pérez Ureta
as
Director of Photography
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José María Vitier
as
Original Music Composer
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Jorge Abello
as
Editor
Fernando Birri
as
Screenplay
Gabriel García Márquez
as
Writer
Gabriel García Márquez
as
Short Story
Pablo Milanés
as
Music