When the retired seventy-seven years old hypochondriac widower Fred moves to an apartment in Madrid, his temperamental daughter Cuca has an incident with his next door neighbor, the elder Argentinean Elsa. Later, they meet each other and Elsa seduces Fred with her reckless behavior and view of life and they have a romance.
Acting
China Zorrilla's Elsa is magnetic, impossible, heartbreaking.
Writing
Dialogue that stings then hugs you immediately after.
Director
Marcos Carnevale
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Remade in 2014 with Christopher Plummer and Shirley MacLaine, but purists insist the original's Madrid setting and Zorrilla's specific madness are irreplaceable.
The film became a surprise hit across Latin America and Spain, sparking debates about whether elderly characters should be allowed messy, sexual, complicated lives on screen.
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