Elsa & Fred (2014)

Elsa u0026 Fred: Directed by Michael Radford. With Shirley MacLaine, Christopher Plummer, Marcia Gay Harden, Wendell Pierce. A withdrawn senior experiences life in new ways when he begins spending time with the free-spirited woman who lives across the hall.

“A delightful, charming, warm, funny, sad, inspiring and lovable film! We loved it. But then weu0026#39;re seniors. Younger folks just might not u0026quot;get it.u0026quot; But there is so much that is so good here, not the least of which is the wonderful chemistry between Christopher Plummer and Shirley Maclaine. They are superb to-gether and exhibit a special u0026quot;somethingu0026quot; that goes beyond their formidable individual acting talents. I donu0026#39;t know why it was shot in New Orleans. The city plays no part in the story. Indeed if you were not familiar with the St. Charles streetcar which trundles across the screen repeatedly and needlessly, you might not even know it is New Orleans. But aside from such minor nitpicking on my part, it is a tremendously warm and human movie with two superbly crafted characters played by two brilliant stars. Good entertainment for anybody. Essential entertainment for anybody over 65!”