Chronic womanizer David Kepesh (Ben Kingsley) keeps a cool emotional distance between himself and the women he pursues ... Samuel Goldwyn Films Elegy Rated R: The nudity is discreet — the language less so. ... until he finds himself consumed by the beauty of his student Consuela (Penelope Cruz). Samuel Goldwyn Films NPR.org, August 7, 2008 · An old man's lust turns to love, not altogether convincingly, in Elegy, a tastefully appointed relationship drama adapted from Philip Roth's novella The Dying Animal. Directed by Isabel Coixet, whose credits include such female-centered tales as My Life Without Me, the film is the sort of thing some might term a "woman's picture." Yet its viewpoint is steadfastly masculine — and its resolution borders on male fantasy. New York literature professor David Kepesh and his poet best friend...
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