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  • Summary: 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. But when he meets his neighbor, vivacious Elsa, he soon discovers how much life he has to live.

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  1. Positive: 6 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    Reviewed by: Bill White
    83
    And who would have guessed that, in this age of excess and one-upmanship, when bigger is always better, the year's most romantic screen kiss would last a mere two seconds.
  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Thomas
    60
    The film may be fearlessly sentimental, but it is sturdy enough to provide rewarding major roles for two veterans, who are of an age when such starring parts are rare.
  3. NPR
    Reviewed by: Bob Mondello
    60
    By movie's end, director Marcos Carnevale has made it possible for you to see Elsa through Fred's eyes. Love has bloomed late -- but with sweet exuberance -- in this romantic charmer.

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