Elsa and fred is the story of two people who, at the end of the road, discover that its never too late to love and make dreams come true. In new orleans, a feisty retiree shirley maclaine and her new neighbor, an uptight widower christopher plummer, discover that its never too late for true love and romance. Fred throws out meds and starts to, you know, live again. Sep 23, 2014 elsa and fred is the story of two people who, at the end of the road, discover that its never too late to love. Elsa y fred 2008 stream and watch online moviefone. The circle around elsa and fred also includes elsa s son gavin scott bakula, 60, her ex max james brolin, 74, elsa and fred s apartment super armande wendell pierce, 50, fred s. Distraught widower fred moves into a small apartment where he meets his neighbor elsa, and discovers its never too late for a second chance at life. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership. Later, they meet each other and elsa seduces fred with her reckless behavior and.
A hyperactive teenager with a passion for singing will stop at nothing for the opportunity to sing a duet with the girl of his dreams. Us movies, dramas, romantic movies, romantic dramas, independent movies. Elsa and fred is the story of two people who, at the end of the road, discover that its never too late to love. Based on a spanish film by marcos carnevale of the same name, michael radfords version.
Fred, a recently widowed spaniard in his 70s who has led a quiet life, retires to an apartment in madrid. With manuel alexandre, china zorrilla, blanca portillo, jose angel egido. Seventyseven year old fred, who happens to be a hypochondriac, moves into a building in madrid that his daughter cuca found for him. Elsa y fred is a 2005 spanishargentine film coproduction directed by marcos carnevale and starring manuel alexandre, china zorrilla and federico luppi. When the retired seventyseven years old hypochondriac widower fred moves to an apartment in madrid, his temperamental daughter cuca has an incident with his next door neighbor, the elder argentinean elsa. The only diversion in elsa and fred worth remembering is the dynamic maclaineplummer charisma. The film, set and filmed in new orleans, is an englishlanguage remake of the 2005 spanish argentinian film of the same name. Elsa and fred is the story of two people who at the end of the road, discover that its never too late to love and make dreams come true. It is an english language adaptation of a successful spanishargentinian film from 2005 with the same title. A story about two people who, at the end of the road, discover that its never too late to love or to dream. Fred is bitter for having been recently widowed, while elsa is happygolucky come to life. Rarely have i seen two oldtimers work so hard to bring so much life to a movie that is dead on arrival.
I enjoyed it as much is not even more than my first viewing. Elsa and fred is a mediocre movie that desperately wants to be likable with the timeworn theme of enjoying your life because time is short. Elsa and fred is the story of two people who, at the end of the road, discover that its never too. It was discovered by top photographer stoyanov sher, touched by iftekhar eungro and numbered by lulu productions. Shirley maclaine, christopher plummer, marcia gay harden. After losing his wife, fred christopher plummer feels disturbed, confused and. Elsa and fred is a story beautifully told with grace and comedy throughout. The movie unfolds in hopelessly rote fashion, ticking off boxes on the romcom checklist.
Elsa has lived for the past 60 years dreaming of a moment that fellini had already envisaged. After losing his wife, fred feels disturbed, confused and alone, so his daughter helps move him into a small apartment where he meets elsa. Elsa is so full of the joy of life although she is dying, and transforms freds life. After losing his wife, fred christopher plumer feels disturbed, confused and alone, so his daughter marcia gay harden helps move him into a small apartment. Ageism abounds in this wellcast but groanworthy romantic comedy about two. The film also stars marcia gay harden as freds daughter lydia, chris noth as lydias greedy husband, jack, and scott bakula as elsa.
Distraught widower fred moves into a small apartment where he meets his. Nov 05, 2014 the movie unfolds in hopelessly rote fashion, ticking off boxes on the romcom checklist. When elderly fred loses his wife, he quietly moves into a smaller apartment to live out the rest of his life, which he hopes will be quick. An american remake of the film was released in 2014. Her antics are a bit far out but still mostly charming. Elsa and fred are interesting, but interesting enough. The spanisharegentine film elsa y fred shows that even after becoming a widower, fred can still fall in love. After losing his wife, fred christopher plummer feels disturbed, confused and alone, so his daughter marcia gay harden helps move him into a nearby apartment building where he meets elsa shirley maclaine. Elsa is 82 years old and for the past 60 years, shes dreamt of a moment that fellini. This dreadful romantic comedy stars a hateful shirley maclaine and a sucker played by christopher plummer.
Visit tunefind for music from your favorite tv shows and movies. Fred s domineering daughter has talked him into selling his huge home. Elsa and fred is a mediocre movie that desperately wants to be likable with the timeworn theme of enjoying your life. The film explores love at an age often ignored by other movies. And while elsa is depicted as a carefree, charming spirit, the audience discovers that shes far more complicated, perhaps disturbingly so but the movie doesnt seem to put it into the context of elsa and fred s relationship, a glaring omission. Elsa has lived for the past 60 years dreaming of a. You are never too old to be young when the retired seventyseven years old hypochondriac widower fred moves to an apartment in madrid, his temperamental daughter cuca has an incident with his next door neighbor, the elder argentinean elsa. Elsa is so full of the joy of life although she is dying, and transforms fred s life.
Fred surprises elsa with a deep longing of hers to travel to rome and reenact a romantic scene from her favorite italian movie. Elsa stays her same vibrant, passionate self to the end despite her ailment, which she doesnt disclose to fred. The film is so lightweight, it almost doesnt exist. Elsa y fred subtitles 11 subtitles download movie and tv. Released june 27th, 2008, elsa y fred stars manuel alexandre, china zorrilla, blanca portillo, roberto carnaghi the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 48 min, and received a score of 52 out. Aged, embittered widower, fred learns to enjoy life thanks to his elderly yet vibrant neighbor, elsa.
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