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Elsa & Fred

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Elsa & Fred (2008)

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Fresh:17

Rotten:5

Average Rating:7.2/10

Consensus: Boosted by charming performances by the octogenarian leads, Elsa and Fred overcomes its schmaltzy premise to make for a satisfying romantic tale.

Rated: PG [See Full Rating] for some mild thematic elements and language.

Runtime: 1 hr 46 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

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... 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 has dreamt for the past 60 years of the moment that Fellini had already envisaged: the scene in La Dolce Vita. at the Fontana di Trevi. Her dream however is not of Anita Ekberg, but Elsa instead rising out of the fountain in all her glory, and without Marcello Mastroiani, but with her true love that took so long to arrive.

Alfredo is a bit younger than Elsa, a reserved meticulous man who becomes the object of Elsa’s desire. After losing his wife, he feels lonely and confused and his daughter decides that it would be best if he moved into a smaller apartment where he meets Elsa. From that moment on, everything changes. Elsa bursts into his life like a whirlwind, determined to teach him that the time he has left to live—be it more or less—is precious and that he should enjoy every minute of it. Fred surrenders to Elsa’s frenzy, to her youth, to her boldness, to her beautiful madness. And this is how Alfredo (or Fred, as Elsa calls him), learns how to live.--© Mitropoulos Pictures
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Starring: Manuel Alexandre, China Zorrilla, Blanca Portillo, Roberto Carnaghi

Starring: Manuel Alexandre, China Zorrilla, Blanca Portillo, Roberto Carnaghi, Federico Luppi

Director: Marcos Carnevale

Director: Marcos Carnevale
Screenwriter: Marcos Carnevale,
Producer: José Antonio Félez
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Studio: Mitropoulos Films

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