About
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.
Director
Writer
Producer
Music
Studio
TVE, ICAIC, El Laboratorio de Poéticas Cinematográficas de Fernando Birri, Fundación del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano
Original Title
Un señor muy viejo con unas alas enormes
Original Language
Spanish
Keywords
Cast
Full credits →F
Fernando Birri
A very old man with enormous wings
D
Daisy Granados
Elisenda
A
Asdrúbal Meléndez
Pelayo
A
Adolfo Llauradó
Lucky O'Capitone
S
Silvia Planas
Eulalia
M
Márcia Barreto
Spider Woman
P
Pablo Milanés
Self
P
Parmenia Silva
Pìa
J
Julio Simoneau
Reporter in Helicopter #2
L
Luis Alberto García
Usnavy (voice)
F
Frank González
Dwarf Pilgrim(voice)
