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Elsa & Fred

2014 · 97 min

A gentle, bittersweet romance that coaxes a smile even as it tugs at the heart, carried by two charming veteran performances.

Directed by
Michael Radford
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Romance
Tagline
It's Never Too Late.
Overview
After his daughter persuades him to move into a new apartment, aged widower Fred strikes up a friendship with his eccentric 74-year-old neighbour Elsa, who convinces him it's never too late to keep enjoying life. Although he seemed resigned to a miserable bedridden existence, Fred embraces Elsa's youthful enthusiasm as she introduces him to the path of life and entertains him with outlandish stories about her past life. But when he discovers Elsa's terminally ill, Fred decides to accompany her on the trip of her dreams to the eternal city of Rome to help her fulfil a lifelong ambition.

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Directed by
Michael Radford
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Romance
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • aging
  • loneliness
  • healing
  • family
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism7
Romance7
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, comedy, romance
Directed by
Michael Radford
Written by
Anna Pavignano, Michael Radford
Starring
Shirley MacLaine, Christopher Plummer, Marcia Gay Harden, Wendell Pierce, Jared Gilman, Erika Alexander, Chris Noth, Scott Bakula
Music
Luis Bacalov
Cinematography
Michael McDonough
Runtime
97 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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