Elsa & Fred

"It's Never Too Late."

2014 1h 37m EN

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6.0

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33%

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METACRITIC

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6.5

IMDB

★6.0TMDB · 101🥫33%Rotten Tomatoes●49Metacritic★6.5IMDB · 3,873

DramaComedyRomance

Synopsis

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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.

“It's Never Too Late.”

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Cast

Shirley MacLaine
Elsa
Christopher Plummer
Fred
Marcia Gay Harden
Lydia
Wendell Pierce
Armande
Jared Gilman
Michael
Erika Alexander
Laverne
Chris Noth
Jack
Scott Bakula
Raymond

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Michael Radford
Writers: Michael Radford, Anna Pavignano, Marcos Carnevale
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Michael Radford, shot by Michael McDonough. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Luis Bacalov. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Peter Boyle shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Shirley MacLaine and Christopher Plummer and Marcia Gay Harden carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "It's Never Too Late.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2113659 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Michael Radford directs. Michael McDonough behind the camera. Luis Bacalov scores. Peter Boyle cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 12 years ago.
2Directed by Michael Radford, shot by Michael McDonough. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Luis Bacalov. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Peter Boyle shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Shirley MacLaine and Christopher Plummer and Marcia Gay Harden carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "It's Never Too Late.".
7IMDB entry: tt2113659 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 32 themes, including "rome, italy", "widow", "new orleans, louisiana", "grandfather".