- Release Date: 2008
- Runtime: 112 min
- Genre: Drama
- Starring: Penélope Cruz, Ben Kingsley, Dennis Hopper, Patricia Clarkson ... see all
- Director: Isabel Coixet
- Plot: David Kepesh is growing old. He's a professor of literature, a student of American hedonism, and an amateur musician and photographer. When he finds a student attractive, Consuela, a 24-year-old... Read more
User Reviews
okay movie
May 12, 2009
lsaligman - yahoo.com
May 12, 2009lsaligman - yahoo.com
I feel like the movie was a little too slow moving. At some parts it was very interesting and intruiging but at others i was very bored. Also a note to Penelope cruz... She is very beautiful and a very good... Full review
Beautiful work of art
Jan 27, 2009
robert - yahoo.com
Jan 27, 2009robert - yahoo.com
Loved this movie its beautiful in every sense the story is so special and beautiful and real that what make it more romantic the tradegy in the truth...and of course penelope cruz is just stunning like always she makes the movies... Full review
Beautiful work of art
Jan 27, 2009
robertocausey2004 - yahoo.com
Jan 27, 2009robertocausey2004 - yahoo.com
Loved this movie its beautiful in every sense the story is so special and beautiful and real that what make it more romantic the tradegy in the truth...and of course penelope cruz is just stunning like always she makes the movies... Full review
Superb DVD!
Nov 29, 2008
doshtey - yahoo.com
Nov 29, 2008doshtey - yahoo.com
this has got to be the most intrigueing and thought provoking DVD i ever saw!! Besides of course enjoying Penelope Cruz's lovely breasts.. sorry im a man.. they were quite lovely btw... anyway the story takes hold of you and doesnt... Full review
Elegy
Oct 28, 2008
beautiful264 - yahoo.com
Oct 28, 2008beautiful264 - yahoo.com
I thought the movie was great although the ending keeps you wondering. The actors did a wonderful job. Oscar-worthy indeed!... Full review
A Moving Ben Kingsley Conduit Stolen By Penelope Cruz
Oct 21, 2008
jzappa - imdb.com
Oct 21, 2008jzappa - imdb.com
Ben Kingsley, who is capable of playing practically any role, seems to be remarkable at playing men who are very smart but their thoughts are a lot less than pure most of the time. Elegy is a film that could easily... Full review
"Old age is not for sissies", said Bette Davis...
Sep 29, 2008
Aluísio Parondi - imdb.com
Sep 29, 2008Aluísio Parondi - imdb.com
... and David Kepesh (Sir Ben Kingsley) knows it, as he quotes her in the beginning of "Elegy". Kepesh is no sissy, but old age isn't for him either. He's a professor who's had a "friendship with benefits" with a woman... Full review
Our fears and perceptions?
Sep 21, 2008
irenef7 - yahoo.com
Sep 21, 2008irenef7 - yahoo.com
Wow...loved the story. We just never know. Really develops the fears and perceptions we create in 'our' heads! Loved this movie. Interesing, sexual, and a rude awakening! Penelope...so beautiful and a fabulous acress. Ben Kingsley....always fascinating! Loved it.... Full review
A Monumental Cruz
Sep 19, 2008
dboyleukgroup - imdb.com
Sep 19, 2008dboyleukgroup - imdb.com
Perhaps the most moving aspect of this very moving adaptation of Philip Roth's "The Dying Animal" is Penelope Cruz's extraordinary performance. Ben Kingsly is also superb but we're kind of used to see him explore different universes with absolute ease. From... Full review
Male fantasy
Sep 14, 2008
sanjosejazzguy - yahoo.com
Sep 14, 2008sanjosejazzguy - yahoo.com
This movie did not make sense...Why would a gorgeous babe like P.Cruz go after a old fart....yes he was suppose to be kinda of cool because he came out on some Charlie Rose like shows...but seriously this movie is for old... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Jul 19, 2009Urban Cinefile
ultimately flawed drama in which Ben Kingsley's ageing college professor falls in lust with Penelope Cruz' stunning and vulnerable student.....The film starts wonderfully....Even this exceptional cast cannot overcome the film's final analysis.....Nichola Meyer's screenplay nicely interweaves the other three key relationships..... ... Full Review
| Apr 10, 2009ABC, Australia
This film is so much better....In its third act, Meyer's adaptation moves away from Roth's story to predictable movie melodrama, which diminishes its power.....Penelope Cruz is an extremely good actress....Both performances are stunning....But Coixet has also drawn out Ben Kingsley's best performance for a very, very long time..... ... Full Review
| Apr 09, 2009Sydney Morning Herald
But what really sets the film's tone is the affection and humour which infuse the love scenes.....There is no heavy-breathing obviousness, no straining for the effects of passion..... ... Full Review
| Apr 08, 2009FilmInk
Elegy is based on the novel The Dying Animal by Philip Roth, the enfant terrible known for shocking readers with his frank portrayals of male sexual lust..... ... Full Review
| Mar 17, 2009PopMatters
Between her work as Carolyn here, opposite Cruz in Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona and finally, an underrated turn in Ira Sachs' Married Life , Clarkson is proof positive....Kingsley brilliantly skewers the type with a bracing performance.....though it would have been fitting to have the director included on the film's commentary track to explain her choices.....The Spanish director brilliantly infuses this singularly American, mostly-male affair with a decided female perspective.... ... Full Review
News
Elegy Film Review
associatedcontent.com –
2009-05-26
Director Isabel Coixet's Elegy is a finished product of the intriguing universal pull of love. This film is an intricate adaptation of the Philip Roth novel The Dying Animal . ... Full Article
What's the Sexiest Movie You've Ever Seen?
glamour.com –
2009-04-20
I wanted to rent something steamy with Blossoms, but not porn-y. We ended up with something that was sexy to me, but to her...? Have you seen 'Elegy'? ... Full Article
Elegy
indiatimes.com –
2009-04-17
Fri, Apr 10 04:35 PM Washington, Apr 10 (ANI): Hollywood actress Penelope Cruz has revealed that she was left baffled while filming 'Elegy' with her co-actor Sir Ben Kingsley, as she didn't know how to address him. ... Full Article
Latest related coverage
smh.com.au –
2009-04-08
ELEGY: 2008 drama directed by Isabel Coixet from a screenplay by Nicholas Meyer based on Philip Roth 's "The Dying Animal." 108 minutes. Rated R for sexuality, nudity and language. ... Full Article

Elegy (Trailer)
Elegy - Tráiler español
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