艾尔莎(雪莉·麦克雷恩 Shirley MacLaine 饰)年岁已高,独自一人过着形单影只的生活。某日,一位名叫弗雷德(克里斯托弗·普卢默 Christopher Plummer 饰)的老人搬到了她的隔壁,这位老人刚刚失去了他的妻子,正生活在阴云的笼罩之下。 尽管艾尔莎和弗雷德完全是两种截然不同的人,但随着时间的推移,两颗衰老疲惫的心渐渐靠近,弗雷德在艾尔莎的陪伴下渐渐走出了悲痛,而艾尔莎亦因为弗雷德的存在而找到了生活的希望和意义。然而,一直以来,艾尔莎都隐瞒了一个秘密,她患有重病,时日无多,不仅如此,艾尔莎告诉弗雷德的那些过去,也大都是她编造而来。当弗雷德得知这一切的真相,他会做出怎样的选择呢?"Elsa and Fred" is the story of two people who at the end of the road, discover that it's never too late to love and make dreams come true. Elsa has lived for the past 60 years dreaming of a moment that Fellini had already envisaged: the scene in 'La Dolce Vita' at the Fontana di Trevi. The same scene without Anita Ekberg in it, but with Elsa instead. Without Marcello Mastroianni but with that love that took so long to arrive. Fred has always been a good man who did everything he was supposed to do. After losing his wife, he feels disturbed and confused and his daughter decides that it would be best if he moves into a smaller apartment where he ends meeting Elsa. From that moment on, everything changes. Elsa bursts into his life like a whirlwind, determined to teach him that the time he has left to live -- be it more or less -- is precious and that he should enjoy it as he pleases. Fred surrenders to Elsa's frenzy, to her youth, to her boldness, to her beautiful madness. And this is how Fred learns how to live. When he learns about Elsa's terminal illness, he decides to make her dream come true and takes Elsa to Rome to reenact with her the famous scene at the Fontana di Trevi.