Movie #340 ..........................."Elegy"

Movie #340 "Elegy" is a well acted movie on kind of a different subject --- a professor in his late 50s falls hopelessly in love with a student in her 20s (after the grades are in) ---- the relationship starts sexually, but she becomes the end all be all to him and he's never felt that way --- it's a new experience, and at his age he feels he is a "dying animal" (the Philip Roth book title this movie is based on) and he thinks it's just a matter of time until he gets dumped so he "shoots his own foot" by becoming suspicious when she isn't around, and a few other goofy things that just push her away. There are a few surprises along the way, but really the movie centers on the two big performances of Ben Kingsley and Penelope Cruz, and Cruz for my money steals the movie (I guess it is because we always expect the best from Kingsley and Patricia Clarkson) -- she is really radiating in this film, and probably worth the price of admission. This movie is NOT for everyone --- it's slow moving and has a lot of sex scenes, but it DOES have Penelope Cruz!




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Elegy(The Dying Animal)
2007R113 minutes
Cultural critic David Kepesh (Ben Kingsley) sits comfortably in his ivory tower, divorced from any romantic or familial entanglements. That is, until the striking 24-year-old daughter (Penélope Cruz) of Cuban exiles reawakens his sense of sexual excitement. Their unlikely bond yields shocking revelations that change David's life forever. Spanish director Isabel Coixet helms this star-studded adaptation of the Philip Roth novel The Dying Animal.

Cast:Penélope Cruz, Ben Kingsley, Patricia Clarkson, Sonja Bennett, Antonio Cupo, Deborah Harry, Dennis Hopper, Chelah Horsdal, Peter SarsgaardDirector:Isabel CoixetGenres:Drama, Romantic Dramas, Dramas Based on Contemporary Literature, Dramas Based on the BookThis movie is:Romantic, EmotionalFormat:DVD, Blu-ray and streaming (HD available)