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  • 2008
  • PG
  • DistriMax
  • 1 h 48 m
  • 2008
  • PG
  • DistriMax
  • 1 h 48 m

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.

Directed By: Marcos Carnevale

Written By: Marcela Guerty, Lily Ann Martin, Marcos Carnevale

  • 2008
  • PG
  • DistriMax
  • 1 h 48 m
  • 2008
  • PG
  • DistriMax
  • 1 h 48 m

Elsa y Fred

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 16 Critic Reviews
52
User Score Generally Favorable
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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.

Directed By: Marcos Carnevale

Written By: Marcela Guerty, Lily Ann Martin, Marcos Carnevale

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Mixed or Average Based on 16 Critic Reviews
52
38% Positive
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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.
By Bill White FULL REVIEW
75
Sentimental, formulaic, predictable and shamelessly manipulative, Marcos Carnevale’s tale of late-life love is also genuinely heartbreaking and heartening.
By Maitland McDonagh FULL REVIEW
63
A sweet but inconsequential romantic comedy.
By Roger Ebert FULL REVIEW
50
Elsa & Fred does graze against an interesting idea: that the vitality of our youths lives on in the prison of aging bodies.
By Ty Burr FULL REVIEW
50
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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It's hard to overlook how much of Elsa & Fred is rote and pre-chewed.
By Noel Murray FULL REVIEW
40
Elsa & Fred feels not substantial enough to bear the weight of its themes. It dissolves like cotton candy, making proper digestion impossible. The life it shows us is too sweet.
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Production Company Shazam, MC Millecento, Tesela Producciones Cinematográficas
Release Date Jun 27, 2008
Duration 1 h 48 m
Rating PG
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Tagline You are never too old to be young.
Website http://www.elsayfred.com/
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Awards

Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards
• 2 Wins & 5 Nominations
Oslo Films from the South Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Cinema Writers Circle Awards, Spain
• 2 Nominations

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