A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings
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.
Year: 1988
Studio: TVE, ICAIC, El Laboratorio de Poéticas Cinematográficas de Fernando Birri, Fundación del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano
Director: Fernando Birri
Cast: Fernando Birri, Daisy Granados, Asdrúbal Meléndez, Adolfo Llauradó, Silvia Planas, Luis Alberto Ramírez
Crew: Carlos Aguilar (Sound Designer), Carlos Aguilar (Sound Editor), Fernando Birri (Director), Raúl Pérez Ureta (Director of Photography), José María Vitier (Original Music Composer), Jorge Abello (Editor)
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