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Elegy

  • 2008
  • R
  • 1h 52m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
23K
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Ben Kingsley and Penélope Cruz in Elegy (2008)
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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 s... Read allCultural 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.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.

  • Director
    • Isabel Coixet
  • Writers
    • Nicholas Meyer
    • Philip Roth
  • Stars
    • Ben Kingsley
    • Penélope Cruz
    • Patricia Clarkson
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    23K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Isabel Coixet
    • Writers
      • Nicholas Meyer
      • Philip Roth
    • Stars
      • Ben Kingsley
      • Penélope Cruz
      • Patricia Clarkson
    • 117User reviews
    • 139Critic reviews
    • 66Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 5 nominations

    Videos7

    Elegy: Theatrical Trailer
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    Elegy
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    Elegy: A Future With Me
    Clip 1:26
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    Elegy: Im Not Hiding
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    Elegy: One Shot Encounter
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    Elegy: Diet Coke
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    Elegy: End Up Like Them
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    Ben Kingsley and Penélope Cruz in Elegy (2008)
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    Ben Kingsley
    Ben Kingsley
    • David Kepesh
    Penélope Cruz
    Penélope Cruz
    • Consuela Castillo
    Patricia Clarkson
    Patricia Clarkson
    • Carolyn
    Dennis Hopper
    Dennis Hopper
    • George O'Hearn
    Peter Sarsgaard
    Peter Sarsgaard
    • Kenny Kepesh
    Debbie Harry
    Debbie Harry
    • Amy O'Hearn
    • (as Deborah Harry)
    Charlie Rose
    Charlie Rose
    • Charlie Rose
    Antonio Cupo
    Antonio Cupo
    • Younger Man
    Michelle Harrison
    Michelle Harrison
    • 2nd Student
    Sonja Bennett
    Sonja Bennett
    • Beth
    Emily Holmes
    Emily Holmes
    • 1st Student
    Chelah Horsdal
    Chelah Horsdal
    • Susan Reese
    Marci T. House
    Marci T. House
    • Administration Nurse
    Alessandro Juliani
    Alessandro Juliani
    • Actor #3 in Play
    Tiffany Lyndall-Knight
    Tiffany Lyndall-Knight
    • Actor #2 in Play
    Laura Mennell
    Laura Mennell
    • Cute Girl
    Andre Lamal
    • Talk Show Host
    Shekhar Paleja
    Shekhar Paleja
    • 3rd Student
    • (as Shaker Paleja)
    • Director
      • Isabel Coixet
    • Writers
      • Nicholas Meyer
      • Philip Roth
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      David (Sir Ben Kingsley) tells Consuela that she looks like Goya's Maja Desnuda. Penélope Cruz (Consuela) plays Pepita Tudó in Volavérunt (1999), possibly a model for the Maja Desnuda.
    • Goofs
      At one point Ben Kingsley says to Penelope Cruz, "The beast with two backs. Where's that from?" She answers Shakespeare and he agrees that it's from Othello. The fact is that Shakespeare borrowed it from the original author, Francois Rabelais. The phrase appears in French as "la bête à deux dos" in Gargantua and Pantagruel, 1532.
    • Quotes

      David Kepesh: When you make love to a woman you get revenge for all the things that defeated you in life.

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: The Pineapple Express/Elegy/The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants 2/Vicky Christina Barcelona/Hell Ride (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      Adagio from Concerto in D Minor
      Written by Johann Sebastian Bach

      Performed by David Troy Francis

    User reviews117

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    7/10
    Elegant and eventually wise
    When a film offers some good quotes and/or insights concerning how we live our lives it is for me always worth the ticket, and Elegy offers plenty. It is definitely not for the entertainment junkie, but it is nicely paced and keeps the intellect awake for the duration of the experience.

    Ben Kingsley is an art and literature professor who still has not grown up, and this is mainly represented by him not being able to have a committed adult relationship, his jealousy, and the fact that he still holds a silly, bitter grudge against his son. It is a film about what growing up means, but also the possible pain and loneliness growing old.
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    • Jan 7, 2010

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 18, 2008 (Spain)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Lovers
    • Filming locations
      • Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production company
      • Lakeshore Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $13,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $3,581,642
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $104,168
      • Aug 10, 2008
    • Gross worldwide
      • $14,894,347
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 52 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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