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Elsa & Fred
“It's Never Too Late.”
5.9 / 10• 2014• 1h 37m•PG-13• English
DramaComedyRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Shirley MacLaine
Elsa
Lead
Christopher Plummer
Fred
Marcia Gay Harden
Lydia
Wendell Pierce
Armande
Jared Gilman
Michael
Erika Alexander
Laverne
Chris Noth
Jack
Scott Bakula
Raymond
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Michael Radford's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Elsa & Fred is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
