Elsa & Fred (2014) on Netflix
PG-1320141h 33mComedyDramaRomance
Widowed Fred Barcroft is moved against his will by his daughter into a New Orleans apartment, next door to Elsa Hayes. Elsa coaxes him out of his shell with dreams of Rome.
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- Netflix2.4/5
- IMDb6.5/104,001 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes32%
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Plot summary
Fred Barcroft, 80 and newly widowed, is installed by his daughter Lydia in a New Orleans apartment against his wishes, and he keeps to himself, spending much of the day lying down. Across the hall is Elsa Hayes, 74, a vivacious romanticist who has spent years dreaming of Rome and of the sweet life. She draws Fred out of his shell, though she also tries his patience with lies about herself, among them the claim that Pablo Picasso painted her portrait and that the canvas sits in a safe whose key she has misplaced, and Fred is unsure how much of it to credit. Laverne, the aide who looks after him daily, offers lively commentary on the pair.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Elsa & Fred (2014)
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- The scene in Rome where Shirley MacLaine and Christopher Plummer wade into the Trevi Fountain was shot in black and white, to mimic the corresponding scene in La Dolce Vita.
- Christopher Plummer said he did not consider Elsa & Fred a remake of the 2005 film, saying he, Shirley MacLaine and director Michael Radford totally rewrote it; he preferred to think of it as the English-language version.
