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| name = Elsa y Fred
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| director = [[Marcos Carnevale]]
| director = Marcos Carnevale
| producer = Marcos Carnevale<br>[[Carlos Andrada]]<br>[[José Antonio Félez]]
| producer = {{ubl|Marcos Carnevale|Carlos Andrada|José Antonio Félez}}
| writer = Marcos Carnevale<br>[[Marcela Guerty]]<br>[[Lily Ann Martin]]
| writer = {{ubl|Marcos Carnevale|Marcela Guerty|Lily Ann Martin}}
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| starring = [[Manuel Alexandre]]<br>[[China Zorrilla]]<br>[[Federico Luppi]]
| starring = {{ubl|[[Manuel Alexandre]]|[[China Zorrilla]]|[[Federico Luppi]]}}
| music = [[Lito Vitale]]
| music = [[Lito Vitale]]
| cinematography = [[Juan Carlos Gómez]]
| cinematography = [[Juan Carlos Gómez (cinematographer)|Juan Carlos Gómez]]
| editing = [[Nacho Ruiz Capillas]]
| editing = Nacho Ruiz Capillas
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| released = 2005
| released = {{Film date|2005}}
| runtime = 108 minutes
| runtime = 108 minutes
| country = Argentina<br>Spain
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| language = Spanish
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'''''Elsa y Fred''''' (''Elsa and Fred'') is a 2005 [[Spain|Spanish]]-[[Argentina|Argentine]] film co-production directed by [[Marcos Carnevale]] and starring [[Manuel Alexandre]], [[China Zorrilla]] and [[Federico Luppi]].
'''''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 [[Elsa & Fred (2014 film)|American remake]] of the film was released in 2014.


== Synopsis ==
== 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". Fred learns of her diagnosis through his grandson and he pays all their expenses for a trip to Rome to fulfill Elsa's lifelong wish of reenacting [[Federico Fellini|Fellini's]] famous scene starring [[Marcello Mastroianni]] and [[Anita Ekberg]] under the [[Trevi Fountain|Fontana di Trevi]] in ''[[La Dolce Vita]]''.
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 [[Trevi Fountain|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").
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 ==
==External links==
The film was remade in 2014 as a film set in the United States, starring [[Shirley MacLaine]] and [[Christopher Plummer]], also titled ''[[Elsa & Fred (2014 film)|Elsa & Fred]]''.
* {{imdb title|id=0453047|title=Elsa y Fred}}


== See also ==
{{Cinema of Argentina}}
* [[List of Spanish films of 2005]]
* [[List of Argentine films of 2005]]


==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0453047|Elsa & Fred}}

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Elsa y Fred
Directed byMarcos Carnevale
Written by
  • Marcos Carnevale
  • Marcela Guerty
  • Lily Ann Martin
Produced by
  • Marcos Carnevale
  • Carlos Andrada
  • José Antonio Félez
Starring
CinematographyJuan Carlos Gómez
Edited byNacho Ruiz Capillas
Music byLito Vitale
Release date
  • 2005 (2005)
Running time
108 minutes
Countries
  • Argentina
  • Spain
LanguageSpanish

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.

Synopsis

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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

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

See also

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