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Elegy
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6.3Cultural 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.
Released: 2008-08-08112 minDir: Isabel CoixetDrama, RomanceBudget: $13.0MBox office: $14.9M
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Cast
- Penélope Cruz as Consuela Castillo
- Ben Kingsley as David Kepesh
- Patricia Clarkson as Carolyn
- Peter Sarsgaard as Kenneth Kepesh
- Dennis Hopper as George O'Hearn
- Sonja Bennett as Beth
Themes
- sexual attraction
- cuban
- critic
- hedonism
- possessiveness
- woman director
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- romance film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- The Dying Animal
- Main subject
- breast cancer
- Director
- Isabel Coixet
- Screenwriter
- Philip Roth
- Cast member
- Tania Saulnier
- Composer
- Cliff Eidelman
- Producer
- Gary Lucchesi
- Production company
- Lakeshore Entertainment
- Cinematographer
- Jean-Claude Larrieu
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Filming location
- Coquitlam
- Duration
- 106
- FilmAffinity ID
- 106313
- Distribution format
- video on demand
Show 5 more facts
- publication date
- 2008-08-14
- title
- Elegy
- after a work by
- Philip Roth
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 66/100
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