Elsa & Fred (2005)

Name: Elsa & Fred
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Released: 2005-07-28
Duration: 108 min
Rating: 7.7
Cast: China Zorrilla, Manuel Alexandre, Blanca Portillo, José Ángel Egido, Omar Muñoz

Elsa & Fred (2005), directed by Marcos Carnevale, starring China Zorrilla and Manuel Alexandre.

07/28/2005 BR Comedy, Drama and Romance 1h 48m

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When the retired seventy-seven years old hypochondriac widower Fred moves to an apartment in Madrid, his temperamental daughter Cuca has an incident with his next door neighbor, the elder Argentinean Elsa. Later, they meet each other and Elsa seduces Fred with her reckless behavior and view of life and they have a romance.

Juan Carlos GómezCinematography
Marcos CarnevaleDirector, Writer
Nacho Ruiz CapillasEditing
José Antonio FélezProducer

About the film

Elsa y Fred (Elsa and Fred) is a 2005 Spanish-Argentine film co-production directed by Marcos Carnevale and starring Manuel Alexandre, China Zorrilla and Federico Luppi. An American remake of the film was released in 2014.

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Synopsis

Fred, a recently widowed Spaniard in his 70s who has led a quiet life, retires to an apartment in Madrid. Elsa, a similarly aged but more colorful Argentinian and a chronic liar, is his neighbor. Fred has no significant health problems but is a hypochondriac. Elsa is seriously ill and undergoing dialysis but hides it from Fred. The two fall in love. Elsa throws Fred into situations the widower would have disapproved of before he met her, making him "live life and not death". Once Fred learns Elsa will probably die, he pays all their expenses for a trip to Rome to fulfill Elsa's lifelong wish of reenacting Federico Fellini's famous scene starring Marcello Mastroianni and Anita Ekberg under the Fontana di Trevi in La Dolce Vita.

After the trip to Rome, the movie ends with Fred visiting Elsa's grave in Madrid with his grandson. Fred looks at the birthdate on her tombstone and realizes she lied about how old she was and jokingly and affectionately calls her "embustera" (Spanish for "liar").

English-language remake

The film was remade in 2014 as a film set in the United States, starring Shirley MacLaine and Christopher Plummer, also titled Elsa & Fred.

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Elsa & Fred at IMDb

Text from Elsa & Fred (2005 film) on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsa_&_Fred_(2005_film)

Trivia

It cost US$ 2.6 million and grossed US$ 3.0 million in theaters — 1.1 times its budget.
It premiered on July 28, 2005, a Thursday.
It runs 1h48 — a typical feature length.
Its original title is "Elsa y Fred".
This film's quiz has 9 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosShazam, MC Millecento, Tesela Producciones Cinematográficas, TVE, Canal+ España, Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales, INCAA, ICO
CountriesArgentina, Spain
LanguagesSpanish
BudgetUS$ 2,600,000
Box officeUS$ 2,985,837
StatusReleased

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Madrid

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Juan Carlos Gómez Cinematography
Marcos Carnevale Director
Nacho Ruiz Capillas Editing
José Antonio Félez Producer
Lito Vitale Original music
Lily Ann Martin Writer
Marcela Guerty Writer
Marcos Carnevale Writer

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What is Elsa & Fred about?

Elsa & Fred: When the retired seventy-seven years old hypochondriac widower Fred moves to an apartment in Madrid, his temperamental daughter Cuca has an incident with his next door neighbor, the elder Argentinean Elsa. Later, they meet each other and Elsa seduces Fred with her reckless behavior and view of life and they have a rom…

Who directed Elsa & Fred?

Elsa & Fred was directed by Marcos Carnevale in 2005.

Who stars in Elsa & Fred?

The cast of Elsa & Fred includes China Zorrilla, Manuel Alexandre, Blanca Portillo, José Ángel Egido and Omar Muñoz.

How long is Elsa & Fred?

Elsa & Fred runs for 108 minutes, or 1h48.

How much did Elsa & Fred cost and how much did it make?

Elsa & Fred had a budget of US$ 2,600,000 and took US$ 2,985,837 at the box office — 1.1 times its cost.