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Waiting for the Hearse

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A Bravo of the 1900's Movie Poster

A Bravo of the 1900's

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Who is China Zorrilla?

China Zorrilla is an actor, director and writer who studied theater at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and in New York. China Zorrilla starred in more than 50 plays and made more than 30 films, including Un guapo del 900 (1971). China Zorrilla won the Moscow Film Festival as best actress in 2004.

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31st Miami International Film Festival Announces its Film Lineup

Miami International Film Festival (Miff) has announced the films selected to screen during its 31st edition of the annual 10-day event, which will be held March 7-16, 2014. This year’s festival, which is a program of Miami Dade College’s MDCulture, will premiere 92 feature films and 28 short films from 38 countries, participating in competition and non-competition categories. Miff will open at the Olympia Theater at Gusman Center for the Performing Arts, and will begin with the North American premiere of ‘Elsa & Fred’ from director Michael Radford. Academy award winners Shirley MacLaine and Christopher Plummer play the titular characters originated by China Zorrilla and Manuel Alexandre in the remake [ Read More ] The post 31st Miami International Film Festival Announces its Film Lineup appeared first on Shockya.com.

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Afm 2012: Shirley MacLaine, Christopher Plummer to Star in 'Elsa & Fred' Remake

Santa Monica -- Shirley MacLaine and Christopher Plummer have signed on to star in the romantic comedy Elsa & Fred, a remake of the hit Spanish-Argentine film, which Michael Radford (Il Postino) will direct. MacLaine plays a lively retiree in New Orleans who gets a at first unwanted neighbour when straight-laced widower Fred (Plummer) moves into her apartment building. The original 2005 film was set in Madrid. Written and directed by Marcos Carnevale, it featured actors China Zorrilla and Manuel Alexandre and was a huge box office hit in Argentina. Carnevale brought the project to Afm last year to read more

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Elsa Fred

Although too few movies take into account the rich lives of the elderly—unless those elderly are actors trying to pass as action heroes—that doesn't fully excuse a movie as cloying and predictable as Elsa & Fred. Manuel Alexandre and China Zorrilla star as unattached neighbors who take turns inadvertently insulting each other, then develop a grudging friendship that turns into a tentative romance. She's a brassy matron who speaks her mind, craves adventure, and models herself after Anita Ekberg. He's a timid soul who clings to his routine and his medication, and sums up his late wife in one word: "tidy." Will they overcome their differences and find happiness together before either the end credits roll or one of them croaks? Do you even need to ask? Writer-director Marcos Carnevale keeps Elsa & Fred breezy and light—even with the specter of death hovering over his leads—but the absence of.

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Waiting for the Hearse Movie Poster

Waiting for the Hearse

8/10

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A Bravo of the 1900's Movie Poster

A Bravo of the 1900's

7.4/10

1h50min