Elsa & Fred

52

Distrimax Inc, Mitropoulos Films (108 minutes)
and Marcos Carnevale
Manuel Alexandre , China Zorrilla , Blanca Portillo , Robert Carnaghl , Jose Angel Egido , Gonzalo Urtizberea , and Omar Munoz

Rating: PG for some mild thematic elements and language

Summary: When elderly Fred loses his wife, he quietly moves into a smaller apartment to live out the rest of his life, which he hopes will be quick. But when he meets his neighbor, vivacious Elsa, he soon discovers how much life he has to live.

Lou Lumenick
New York Post:
(75) A disarming Spanish dramedy of late-life love, speaks a universal language.

Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide:
(75) Sentimental, formulaic, predictable and shamelessly manipulative, Marcos Carnevale’s tale of late-life love is also genuinely heartbreaking and heartening.

Bob Mondello
NPR:
(60) 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.

Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times:
(60) 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.

Jeannette Catsoulis
The New York Times:
(50) Best enjoyed as a sampling of Ms. Zorrilla's combustible energy and still dazzling screen presence.

J.R. Jones
Chicago Reader:
(50) 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.

<< Home