Sentimental, formulaic, predictable and shamelessly manipulative, Marcos Carnevale’s tale of late-life love is also genuinely heartbreaking and heartening, thanks to effortlessly nuanced performances by veteran actors Manuel Alexandre and China Zorilla.
Reserved, recently widowed Alfredo “Fred” Ponce Cabeza de Vaca (Alexandre) has just moved into a handsome apartment in downtown Madrid, where he catches the eye of live-wire Elsa Oviedo de Riveros (Zorilla). Fred has lived his life for others: His by-the-book wife; his brittle daughter Cuca (Blanca Portillo); her husband, Paco (Jose Angel Egido), who’s always dreaming up pie-in-the-sky business ventures; and ...
Released:
2005
Rated:
PG
Length:
106 mins