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Charismatic professor David Kepesh glories in the pursuit of adventurous female students but never lets any woman get too close. When gorgeous Consuela Castillo enters his classroom, however, his protective veneer dissolves. Her raven-haired beauty both captivates and unsettles him. Even if Kepesh declares her body a perfect work of art, Consuela is more than an object of desire. She has a strong sense... See Full Description
| Genres: |
Drama and Adaptation |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 46 min. |
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| Release Date: |
August 8th, 2008 (limited) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R for sexuality, nudity and language. |
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| Distributors: |
Samuel Goldwyn Films
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$3,577,210 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
B
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Entertainment Weekly, Owen Gleiberman
"There's a poetic irony to the idea that it took a female filmmaker to finally do justice to Philip Roth on screen." more...
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A |
Los Angeles Times, Mark Olsen
"...Elegy eems determined to make real every ageist dig that could be thrown its way ." more...
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C- |
New York Post, Linda Stasi
"...skip Elegy, a windbaggy film of Phillip Roth's novella The Dying Animal." more...
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D+ |
New York Times, Manohla Dargis
"The film is an overly polite take on a spiky, claustrophobic, insistently impolite novel." more...
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C |
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