A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings

A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings  - Movie (1988)

Original title

Un señor muy viejo con unas alas enormes

Released

1/1/1988

Origin country

CU

Genre

Drama, Fantasy

Production companies

TVE, ICAIC, Fundación del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano, El Laboratorio de Poéticas Cinematográficas de Fernando Birri

Budget

Revenue

Runtime

1hr 30min

Description

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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