Gabriel García Márquez

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Gabriel García Márquez

Born March 6, 1928 · Aracataca, Colombia

Died April 17, 2014 · aged 86

Gabriel José de la Concordia García Márquez was a Colombian novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter and journalist, known affectionately as Gabo or Gabito throughout Latin America. (Wikipedia)

Known For

Love in the Time of CholeraLove in the Time of Cholera · 2007
Love in the Time of Cholera
★ 6.62007
MovieDramaRomance
In Colombia just after the Great War, an old man falls from a ladder; dying, he professes great love for his wife. After the funeral, a man calls on the widow - she dismisses him angrily. Flash back more than 50 years to the day Florentino Ariza, a telegraph boy, falls in love with Fermina Daza, the daughter of a mule trader.
Chronicle of a Death ForetoldChronicle of a Death Foretold · 1987
Chronicle of a Death Foretold
★ 7.31987
MovieCrimeDrama
This suspenseful Italian crime drama is set in a Colombian river town and chronicles the series of events that led up to murder. Based on a novel by distinguished author Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the tale begins in the present as a middle-aged doctor returns to the village after a twenty-year absence to investigate the murder that occurred just before he left.
A Very Old Man with Enormous WingsA Very Old Man with Enormous Wings · 1988
A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings
★ 5.31988
MovieFantasyDrama
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.
Memories of My Melancholy WhoresMemories of My Melancholy Whores · 2011
Memories of My Melancholy Whores
★ 6.42011
MovieDramaRomance
To celebrate his 90th birthday, an old single journalist, Sabio, wants something special from Rosa Cabarcas’s brothel: an intense night of love with a virgin teenager. The madam finds him the ideal young woman, Delgadina, a factory worker, who is selling her virginity to support her family. When he sees Delgadina sleeping angelically, he loses interest in pure pleasure and falls in love with her. That love was not meant to be true, but fate changes, and that hope is born of an opportunity for unbridled love.
No One Writes to the ColonelNo One Writes to the Colonel · 1999
No One Writes to the Colonel
★ 5.71999
MovieDrama
Every Friday, the Colonel puts on his only suit and goes to the dock to await a letter announcing the arrival of his pension. But the townsfolk all know that this pension will never come. His wife also knows it, and even he knows it. But he is still waiting, living with the pain of the death of his son.
Oedipus MayorOedipus Mayor · 1996
Oedipus Mayor
★ 5.41996
MovieDramaWar
Edipo, is appointed mayor of a town plunged in misery and violence. His first mission is to discover and punish the murderers of Layo, a well-known potentate of the region. His investigation is directed towards all the armed factions that exist in Colombia.
The Summer of Miss ForbesThe Summer of Miss Forbes · 1989
The Summer of Miss Forbes
★ 4.01989
MovieDrama
Mrs. Forbes, a German governess, is hired for six weeks to take care of two children, while their parents are away. She is authoritarian and repressive, so the children plan to murder her. But when they spy on her during the night, they discover Mrs. Forbes' secret.
Of Love and Other DemonsOf Love and Other Demons · 2009
Of Love and Other Demons
★ 6.42009
MovieDrama
Based on Gabriel García Márquez's novel, this is the unsettling story of 13-year-old noble Sierva and the dog bite that changes her life forever. Abandoned, displaced, in the midst of a sexual awakening and finally exorcised, Sierva finds an unlikely ally in a young priest and together they discover passion.

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A Very Old Man with Enormous WingsA Very Old Man with Enormous Wings · 1988
A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings
★ 5.31988
MovieFantasyDrama
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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