Rotten Tomatoes
Cancel Movies Tv shows Shop News Showtimes

A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings

1988 1h 30m Fantasy List
Tomatometer 1 Reviews Popcornmeter 100+ Ratings
A peasant couple, Pelayo (Asdrubal Melendez) and Elisenda (Daysi Granados), find a mysterious old man (Fernando Birri) as a hurricane rages. Instead of arms, the stranger sprouts two large wings. The couple shelters him and exploits him for paying customers, turning their home into a freak show. Many of the villagers, though, begin to suspect that the angel is not what he seems. Soon, a traveling carnival shows up, and the villagers gravitate to the spider woman (Márcia Barreto) on display.

Critics Reviews

View All (1) Critics Reviews
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Aug 22, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews
A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings

My Rating

Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW

Cast & Crew

Show Less Cast & Crew Show More Cast & Crew
View All A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings photos

A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings

A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings (1988) A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings (1988) A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings (1988) A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings (1988) View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis A peasant couple, Pelayo (Asdrubal Melendez) and Elisenda (Daysi Granados), find a mysterious old man (Fernando Birri) as a hurricane rages. Instead of arms, the stranger sprouts two large wings. The couple shelters him and exploits him for paying customers, turning their home into a freak show. Many of the villagers, though, begin to suspect that the angel is not what he seems. Soon, a traveling carnival shows up, and the villagers gravitate to the spider woman (Márcia Barreto) on display.
Director
Fernando Birri
Genre
Fantasy
Original Language
Spanish
Runtime
1h 30m