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Elsa & Fred(Elsa y Fred)

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Argentina, Spain · 2005
1h 48m
Director Marcos Carnevale
Starring China Zorrilla, Manuel Alexandre, Federico Luppi, Blanca Portillo
Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance

Fred is an introverted hypochondriac widower living in Madrid, who meets his colorful, extroverted Argentinian neighbor Elsa. Elsa is a compulsive liar hiding an illness, but the two very different retirees, both in their 70s, find an unexpected connection that brings new passion to their lives.

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Village Voice by

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.

60

NPR by Bob Mondello

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.

50

Chicago Reader by J.R. Jones

This begins to get interesting in the home stretch, as the woman's chronic deception begins to catch up with her, but for the most part it's an extended Geritol commercial.

50

Variety by Jonathan Holland

Predictable fare that only occasionally fulfils its intention of being simultaneously heartbreaking and heartening.

60

Los Angeles Times by Kevin Thomas

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.

75

TV Guide Magazine by Maitland McDonagh

Sentimental, formulaic, predictable and shamelessly manipulative, Marcos Carnevale’s tale of late-life love is also genuinely heartbreaking and heartening.

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