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Elegy (2008) -- This is the theatrical trailer for Elegy, directed by Isabel Coixet.
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Elegy (2008) -- Dennis Hopper and Patricia Clarkson, along with director Isabel Coixet, discuss their new sensual film "Elegy," which stars Sir Ben Kingsley and Penelope Cruz and opens in limited release on Aug. 8th.
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Overview

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6.9/10   7,640 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Nicholas Meyer (screenplay)
Philip Roth (novel)
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Release Date:
18 April 2008 (Spain) more
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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. full summary | full synopsis
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Penélope Cruz ... Consuela Castillo

Ben Kingsley ... David Kepesh

Dennis Hopper ... George O'Hearn

Patricia Clarkson ... Carolyn

Peter Sarsgaard ... Kenny Kepesh

Deborah Harry ... Amy O'Hearn
Charlie Rose ... Charlie Rose

Antonio Cupo ... Younger Man

Michelle Harrison ... 2nd Student
Sonja Bennett ... Beth

Emily Holmes ... 1st Student

Chelah Horsdal ... Susan Reese

Marci T. House ... Administration Nurse
Alessandro Juliani ... Actor #3 in Play
Tiffany Lyndall-Knight ... Actor #2 in Play
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Also Known As:
Elegy: Dying Animal (USA) (working title)
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Rated R for sexuality, nudity and language.
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112 min
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Trivia:
David tells Consuela that she looks like Goya's Maja Desnuda. Penélope Cruz (who plays Consuela) plays Pepita Tudó in Volavérunt (1999), possibly a model for the Maja Desnuda. more
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David Kepesh: I think it was Betty Davis who said old age is not for sissies. But it was Tolstoy who said the biggest surprise in a man's life is old age. Old age sneaks up on you, and the next thing you know you're asking yourself, I'm asking myself, why can't an old man act his real age? How is it possible for me to still be involved in the carnal aspects of the human comedy? Because, in my head, nothing has changed. more
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References North by Northwest (1959) more
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Horizon Variations more

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Is "Elegy" based on a novel?
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17 out of 23 people found the following review useful.
Aging, 18 November 2008
7/10
Author: stensson from Stockholm, Sweden

OK. Professor starts an affair with one of his students. You may have prejudices about that. Not about this kind of affairs, but about this kind of movies.

But it's a story about aging and jealousy and so far touching. The professor goes through hell, including all objections he's supposed to have about his own behavior in this certainly true love. A love which is regarded as ridiculous. Most so by himself.

Cruz and Kingsley are great as you could expect, but the greatest performance is delivered by Dennis Hopper. A certain amount of sentimentality is a little disturbing, but this film obviously takes aging as an emotional problem seriously.

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