“It's Never Too Late.”
Overview
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.
Directed by Michael Radford
Written by Michael Radford, Anna Pavignano, Marcela Guerty
Produced by Nicolas Veinberg, Ricardo Kleinbaum, José Levy
Box OfficeBudget: $10.0M0
Themes & Keywords
rome, italywidownew orleans, louisianagrandfatherson-in-lawbirthday partylonelinessfalling in loveapartment buildingwidowerdance classcaregiverstubbornnessnext door neighborgrandmotherbased on moviemoving inneighbor neighbor relationshippablo picassoelderly manmature romancemother son relationshipfather daughter relationshipgrandfather grandson relationshipcompulsive liargrumpy manelderly womandialysiselderly fatherhome health aidedeadbeat sonla dolce vita
About Elsa & Fred
Elsa & Fred is a drama, comedy, romance film released in 2014 exploring themes of rome, italy, widow, new orleans, louisiana, grandfather, son-in-law, birthday party. Directed by Michael Radford, it stars Shirley MacLaine, Christopher Plummer, Marcia Gay Harden. 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.