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Elegy is a 2008 American romantic drama film directed by Isabel Coixet from a screenplay by Nicholas Meyer, based on the 2001 novel The Dying Animal by Philip Roth. The film stars Penélope Cruz and Ben Kingsley, with Peter Sarsgaard, Patricia Clarkson, and Dennis Hopper in supporting roles.
Elegy. Cultural critic David Kepesh finds his life, which he indicates is a state of "emancipated manhood," thrown into tragic disarray by Consuela Castillo, a well-mannered student who awakens a sense of sexual possessiveness in her teacher.
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- Drama, Romance
- Isabel Coixet
- 2008-04-18
Elegy. David Kepesh (Ben Kingsley), a renowned professor, has no interest in monogamy. Instead, he prefers to dabble in lustful flings with women. When he meets Consuela Castillo (Penélope Cruz...
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- Isabel Coixet
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- Penélope Cruz
Aug 21, 2008 · 3 min read. An older professor (Ben Kingsley) seduces one of his students (Penelope Cruz) in Elegy, based on a Philip Roth novel. Ben Kingsley, who can play just about any role, seems to be especially effective playing slimy intellectuals.
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- Isabel Coixet
- R
- Penélope Cruz
Cultural critic David Kepesh finds his life -- which he indicates is a state of "emancipated manhood" -- thrown into tragic disarray by Consuela Castillo, a well-mannered student who awakens a sense of sexual possessiveness in her teacher.
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Elegy tells the story of an unlikely relationship between David Kepesh (Ben Kingsley), an aging literature professor at an unnamed New York university, and Consuela Castillo (Penelope Cruz), a Cuban-American graduate student.