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Bookmark this pageElsa and Fred (2005)
Director: Marcos Carnevale
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From Time Out New York
Free-spirited Elsa (Zorrilla) shows straight-arrow Fred (Alexandre) how much fun life and love canbe, proving in the process that rom-com clichés know no age. Recently widowed Fred, 78, lets his shrewish daughter and freeloading son-in-law boss him around. New neighbor Elsa—ever coy about her age—always did exactly as she pleased, but never found the right man with whom to fulfill her fantasy of re-creating La Dolce Vita’s Trevi Fountain scene. Could Fred be her Marcello Mastroianni? Yes, it’s formulaic and shamelessly manipulative. But Zorrilla and Alexandre have chemistry to burn; only a hard heart could resist their bittersweet romance.
Author: Maitland McDonagh
Time Out New York Issue 665: June 26 -July 2, 2008
Cast & crew
Director: Marcos Carnevale
Cast: Manuel Alexandre, China Zorrilla, Blanca Portillo, José Ángel Egido full cast
Duration: 106 mins
US Release: Jun 27 2008
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