This edition: A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings
Episode Details
Original tape date: May 26, 1993.A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings (Un señor muy viejo con unas alas enormes)(1988/Cuba; 90 min. color, sound); Dir. Fernando Birri. Cast: Daisy Granados, Asdrúbal Meléndez. Based on a story of the same name by Gabriel García Márquez, this film follows an angel who falls to Earth and lands in a rural community, which begins to exploit the situation for its own benefit.
On this episode of Cinema Then, Cinema Now, Professor Jerry Carlson (College of Staten Island) sits down with critic Barbara Morris, and Nora Glickman of Queens College. This discussion is part of a series on the cinema of Gabriel Garcia Marquez sponsored by Consulado General de Español and Instituto Cervantes.
Efforts to preserve this program were made possible by "Uncovering CUNY's Audiovisual Heritage," a project funded by Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR).
Guest List
Prof. Jerry Carlson Professor of Film Studies, City College of New York
Prof. Nora Glickman Queens College/CUNY
Barbara Morris Fordham University
