

Elsa & Fred
2014-03-07 · 97 min · ★ 6.0
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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Production details
- Directors
- Michael Radford
- Production companies
- Riverside Entertainment Group, Rio Negro, Media House Capital, Cuatro Plus Films, Defiant Pictures, Creative Andina, Lotus Entertainment, Sisung Film Finance
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 10,000,000
Top Cast
Shirley MacLaineElsa
Christopher PlummerFred
Marcia Gay HardenLydia
Wendell PierceArmande
Jared GilmanMichael
Erika AlexanderLaverne
Chris NothJack
Scott BakulaRaymond
George SegalJohn
Reg RogersAlec
James BrolinMax
Deanna RashellLaura
Sam MedinaTaxi Cab Driver
Jackie TuttleReceptionist
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