- EXTENDED SYNOPSIS
"Elsa & Fred" es una historia de amor tardío. Una historia de dos vidas que alfinal del camino descubren que nunca es tarde para amar… ni para soñar.Elsa tiene 82 años, de los cuales 60 vivió soñando un momento que ya había sidosoñado por Fellini: la escena de La dolce vita en la Fontana di Trevi. Igual,pero sin Anita Ekberg sino ella. Sin Marcello Mastroiani, sino con ese amor quetardó tanto tiempo en aparecer.Alfredo es un poco más joven que Elsa y siempre fue un hombre de bien quecumplió con su deber. Al quedar viudo, desconcertado y angustiado por laausencia de su mujer, su hija le insta a mudarse a un apartamento más pequeñodonde conoce a Elsa. A partir de este momento, todo se transforma. Elsa irrumpeen su vida como un torbellino dispuesta a demostrarle que el tiempo que lequeda de vida —mucho o poco— es precioso y puede disfrutarlo como le plazca.Fred se deja llevar por el vértigo de Elsa; por su juventud; por su intrepidez;por su hermosa locura. Es así como Alfredo (o Fred como le llama Elsa) aprendea vivir.
Elsa & Fred is a story about two people who, at the end of the road, discoverthat it’s never too late to love… or to dream.Elsa is 82 years-old and for the past 60 years she’s dreamt of a moment thatFellini had already envisaged: the scene of “La Dolce Vita” at the Fontana diTrevi. The same scene without Anita Ekberg in it but Elsa instead. WithoutMarcello Mastroiani but with that love that took so long to arrive.Alfredo is a bit younger than Elsa and was always a good man who did everythinghe was supossed to do. After losing his wife, he feels disturbed and confusedand his daughter decides that it would be best if he moved into a smallerapartment where he’ll meet Elsa. From that moment on, everything changes.Elsa bursts into his life like a whirlwind, determined to teach him that thetime he has left to live - be it more or less - is precious and that he shouldenjoy it as he pleases. Fred surrenders to Elsa’s frenzy, to her youth, to herboldness, to her beautiful madness. And this is how Alfredo (or Fred, as Elsacalls him), learns how to live.
- CAST
Performance | Name | Role |
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Cast | Alexandre, Manuel | Fred |
Cast | Zorrilla, China | Elsa |
Cast | Portillo, Blanca | Cuca |
Cast | Carnaghi, Roberto | Gabriel |
Cast | Egido, José Ángel | Paco |
Cast | Urtizberea, Gonzalo | Alejo |
Cast | Muñoz, Omar | Javi |
Cast | Nóvoa, Carlos Álvarez | Juan |
Cast | Luppi, Federico | Pablo |
- CREW
Performance | Name | Notes |
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Production | Félez, José Antonio | |
Directed by | Carnevale, Marcos | |
Associate Production | Andrada, Carlos | |
Line Production | Goldstein, Daniel | |
Screenplay | Carnevale, Marcos | |
Screenplay | Martin, Lily Ann | |
Screenplay | Guerty, Marcela | |
Plot | Carnevale, Marcos | |
Cinematography | Gómez A.E.C., Juan Carlos | |
Score | Vitale, Lito | |
Film Editing | Ruiz Capillas, Nacho | |
Production Design - Art Direction | Idarreta, Satur | |
Costume | Bonmatí, Nereida | |
Sound Mixer | Barros, Jaime | |
Sound Design | Douglas, Robert | |
Sound Design | (7 Potencias) | |
Re-recording mixer | López, Mario | |
Re-recording mixer | Raposo, Alfonso | |
Assistant Director | Gundín, Jorge | |
Casting | Leyra, Eva | |
Casting | Serrano, Yolanda | |
Make-up | Soler, Karmele | |
Hairdressing | Rodríguez, Francisco | |
Visual Effects | Kinema | |
Camera Operators | Sánchez, Juanjo | |
Steadicam | Steady Cam Factory | |
Other info | Postproducción De Sonido: | |
Other info | Goldstein, Daniel | |
Other info | Roberts, Douglas |
- FILM & TRAILER RATINGS
Film Rating | Duration | Certification |
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GENERAL AUDIENCES | 111 min. | 11/8/2005 |
Trailer Rating | Runtime | Certification |
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GENERAL AUDIENCES | 3 min. seg. | 7/7/2005 |
Video Rating | Runtime | Certification |
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GENERAL AUDIENCES | 106 min. seg. | 3/15/2006 |
- PUBLIC GRANTS
Grant | Amount |
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Grants - Amortisation of Feature Films - General | 715,190.28 € |
Grants - Preservation of negatives and original supports | 9,029.70 € |
Grants - Reducing interest - Production | 23,474.00 € |
- CREW
Tag | Information |
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Year of the Spanish Films Catalogue | 2005 |
Production year | 2005 |
Length | Largometraje |
Film Formats | 35 mm. |
Running time | 111 minutos |
Original footage | 3.028 metros |
Sound Studios | Estudios Exa |
Emulsion | Eastmancolor |
Aspect ratio | Scope 1:2,35 |
Laboratories | Technicolor Entertainment Service Spain, S.L. |
Laboratories | Kinema |
Laboratories | Estudios Exa |
Laboratories | Resonancia Postproducción, S.L. |
Edit Facilities | Resonancia Postproducción, S.L. |
Transfer | Technicolor Entertainment Service Spain, S.L. |
- Film Info
Tag | Information |
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Star-up shooting date | 2/22/2005 |
Ending shooting date | 4/12/2005 |
Locations | Italy - (Days: N/E) |
Locations | Spain - Madrid - (Days: N/E) |
Locations | Argentina - (Days: 42) |
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- Festivals and Awards
Awards | Section | Person / Company |
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Premios Cien De Cine 2006 | Mejor actor | Manuel Alexandre |
Premios Sant Jordi De Radio Nacional De España | Mejor actor español | Manuel Alexandre |