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Elsa & Fred (2008)
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Reviews Counted:27
Fresh:15
Rotten:12
Average Rating:5.4/10
Consensus: Boosted by charming performances by the octogenarian leads, Elsa and Fred overcomes its schmaltzy premise to make for a satisfying romantic tale.
Theatrical Release:Jun 27, 2008 Limited
Synopsis: Elsa & Fred is a romantic comedy about the irresistible power and total madness of love when two people who, at the end of the road, discover that it’s never too late to love… or to dream. Elsa... [More]
Starring: Manuel Alexandre, China Zorrilla, Blanca Portillo, Roberto Carnaghi
Director: Marcos Carnevale
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Reviews for Elsa & Fred
Elsa & Fred feels not substantial enough to bear the weight of its themes. It dissolves like cotton candy, making proper digestion impossible.
07/31/08
This starts to get interesting in the homestretch, as the woman's chronic deception begins to catch up with her, but for the most part it's an extended Geritol commercial.
08/01/08
The problem isn't the acting; both actors are superb. It's Elsa's character that is so difficult to take. Only the hopelessly romantic will be able to tolerate her.
06/25/08
Elsa is obsessed with the "Fontana di Trevi" sequence from La Dolce Vita, but that's only a reminder that the aging Fellini once accomplished far more effective films about old age and second chances.
07/17/08
In the end, only the veteran actors playing Elsa and Fred make the movie watchable.
08/01/08
Marcos Carnevale’s patronizing take on the relationship between an elderly widow and widower in Madrid unspools like the vision of a middle-aged person intent on propagating stereotypes about youthfulness and the golden years.
06/27/08
A tardy romance between two aging lovebirds, Elsa & Fred is predictable fare that only occasionally fulfils its intention of being simultaneously heartbreaking and heartening.
06/05/08
It's hard in good conscience to recommend a sappy flick with a heroine this shallow, her spunkiness in the face of a dire prognosis notwithstanding.
06/25/08
Sweet November for the nursing-home set, Elsa and Fred is sentimental mush cooked up with extra syrup.
06/22/08
The absence of bite prevents the movie from leaving any kind of impression.
06/26/08
A sweet but inconsequential romantic comedy.
07/18/08
Top CriticThe dream fulfillment seems more silly than romantic, and it brings the movie to an abrupt end that is wholly unsatisfying.
08/01/08
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10/18/08
Who would have guessed that, in this age of excess and one-upmanship, when bigger is always better, the year's most romantic screen kiss would last a mere two seconds.
08/01/08
Love is said to be blind, but this sweet Spanish romance suggests it may also be ageless.
07/01/08
This little gem will have the mature moviegoer completely under its spell.
07/22/08
The transformation of a fear-based man by a Zorba-the-Greek-like woman with a zest for life, enthusiasm, and creative daring.
06/26/08
Convincingly proves even to teens (not likely to be in the audience, unfortunately), that you're never too old for romance.
06/28/08
When one thinks of on-screen chemistry, rarely, if ever, do you think of characters in their seventies.
07/22/08
Latest News for Elsa & Fred
January 23, 2009:
Loads of erotic chemistry between these two Madrid geriatric lovebirds without the least benefit of raging hormones, a septuagenarian object of desire longing for a male with interesting vices, and screen dreams sexing it up, La Dolce Vita style. 
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January 19, 2009:
Loads of erotic chemistry between these two Madrid geriatric lovebirds without the least benefit of raging hormones, a septuagenarian object of desire longing for a male with interesting vices, and screen dreams sexing it up, La Dolce Vita style.
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January 19, 2009:
ActorsandCrew.com: Loads of erotic chemistry between these two Madrid geriatric lovebirds without the least benefit of raging hormones, and a septuagenarian object of desire longing for a male with interesting vices.
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