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Dominican Rep. Elsa & Fred
- Original title
- Elsa & Fredaka
- AKA
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- Elsa y Fred
- Year
- 2005
- Running time
- 106 min.
- Country
Argentina- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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China Zorrilla
Manuel Alexandre
Blanca Portillo
Roberto Carnaghi
José Ángel Egido
Federico Luppi
Gonzalo Urtizberea- Omar Muñoz
Carlos Álvarez-Novoa
Fanny Gautier- Claudia Álvarez
Tomás Sáez- See all credits
- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Co-production Argentina-Spain;
- Genre
- Romance. Comedy | Old Age / Elderly. Romantic Comedy
- Synopsis
- Elsa & Fred is a story about two people who, at the end of the road, discover that it’s never too late to love… or to dream. Elsa is 82 years-old and for the past 60 years she’s dreamt of a moment that Fellini had already envisaged: the scene of “La Dolce Vita” at the Fontana di Trevi. The same scene without Anita Ekberg in it but Elsa instead. Without Marcello Mastroiani but with that love that took so long to arrive.
Alfredo is a bit younger than Elsa and was always a good man who did everything he was supossed to do. After losing his wife, he feels disturbed and confused and his daughter decides that it would be best if he moved into a smaller apartment where he’ll meet 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 it as he pleases. 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.-
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- Rankings Position
- Awards
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2005: Valladolid Film Festival - Seminci: Official Selection2005: Goya Awards: Nominated for Best Actor (Manuel Alexandre)2005: 2 Condor de Plata Awards: Including Best Actress (China Zorrilla); 5 nom.2006: Sant Jordi Awards: Best Spanish Actor.
- Critics' reviews
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"Only the veteran actors playing Elsa and Fred make the movie watchable."
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"'Elsa & Fred' feels not substantial enough to bear the weight of its themes. It dissolves like cotton candy, making proper digestion impossible."
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"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."
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"'Elsa & Fred' is both a movie about love and a love letter to movies."
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"A tardy romance between two aging lovebirds, Elsa & Fred is predictable fare that only occasionally fulfils its intention of being simultaneously heartbreaking and heartening."
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- Ranking Lists Position
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- 88 My Top 10 Movies from 2005 (28)
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