Elsa & Fred
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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Elsa & Fred
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Mar 7, 2014
Runtime
1h 37m
Genres
Drama, Comedy, Romance
User Score
60%
Original Title
Elsa & Fred
Production Companies
Riverside Entertainment Group, Rio Negro, Media House Capital, Cuatro Plus Films, Defiant Pictures, Creative Andina, Lotus Entertainment, Sisung Film Finance
Director
Michael Radford
Budget
$10,000,000
Description
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.
