(Un señor muy viejo con unas alas enormes)

Content: 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.

Countries:

Cuba,

Italy,

Spain

Genres:

Fantasy,

Drama

Runtime:

90 minutes

Year:

1988

Directors:

Fernando Birri

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Production companies:

TVE,

ICAIC,

El Laboratorio de Poéticas Cinematográficas de Fernando Birri,

Fundación del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano

Actors:

A very old man with enormous wings

Elisenda

Pelayo

Lucky O'Capitone

Eulalia

Crews:

Sound Designer

Sound Editor

Director

Director of Photography

Original Music Composer