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Elegy Reviews

2008

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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 .. Read more

Starring	Ben Kingsley, Penelope Cruz, Dennis Hopper, Patricia Clarkson
Director	Isabel Coixet
Genres	Drama, Romance

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- Men grow old, but do they really ever grow up? Thatâs the question posed by this astute adaptation of Philip Rothâs... read more on Time Out
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- - Trevor Johnston
  - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:21
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  - 1
  shame about the last 15 minutes...
  
  very close to perfection. i thought i was watching a new favourite of mine, but then the last chapter came and i felt so disappointed... great performances by ... read more »
  
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  - Erika
  - 23 reviews
  - London
  - 13 Aug 2008 at 14:02
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- - 0
  - 0
  elegy, to application with a trowel.
  
  lordy me, the laid-on thick, heavy-handed, am-dram rhubarb of what could have been an interesting, deep and thought-provoking study of life & love was ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 18 May 2012 at 01:28
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  Emanuelle for the noughties.
  
  Kingsley, Cruz, Philip Roth, Beethoven, a 7 star average rating on IMDB and yet I hated it with a vengeance. A pile of superficial, self satisfied crap with a ... read more »
  
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- - ChrisButler
  - 19 reviews
  - UK
  - 17 Apr 2012 at 21:22
- - 2
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  A very soft-focus take on the book
  
  Superficial, sanitised and romanticised adaptation of Roth's old-man's-fantasy novella. In particular the ending is a dreadful cop out on all fronts. It... read more »
  
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- - NortanPortnoy
  - 6 reviews
  - 21 Jan 2012 at 00:03
- - 0
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  Well acted. Slow storyline!
  
  If it hadn't been for the acting talents of Ben Kingsley and Penelope Cruz, this film wouldn't have made the grade. It was one of those films whose ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 14 Jan 2012 at 22:56
- - 3
  - 1
  Offensive sexual politics
  
  Will there ever be a more irritating, self important, pretentious, humourless actor than Ben, sorry, Sir Ben,Kingsley?
  
  But enough about him... what ... read more »
  
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- - zorilla
  - 140 reviews
  - Kew, Richmond
  - 14 Mar 2011 at 13:53
- - 2
  - 1
  Typical old man young woman
  
  This is the typical scenario of older man desparately trying to cling to his youth by sleeping with a much younger woman. If this were an older woman and ... read more »
  
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  - Oxfordshire
  - 14 Feb 2011 at 12:12
- - 1
  - 4
  Slow, sad and stupid! All about shagging!
  
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  Really boring film! I just couldn't watch it to the end! Waste of time! Not for me anyway! I just couldn't understand the point of making this film ... read more »
  
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- - Hotgirl
  - 3 reviews
  - Truro, Cornwall
  - 27 Dec 2010 at 14:35
- - 5
  - 0
  fear, love and romance
  
  one of the greatest movies I have ever seen. At times it took almost my breath. I can barely imagine how it was for Ben to make this movie - as he seems to ... read more »
  
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- - Smoothab
  - 12 reviews
  - London
  - 18 Sep 2010 at 14:47
- - 2
  - 0
  Great film, weak ending!
  
  I think this is a brilliant intense film that explores the pros and cons of love and obssession but fails to come to a meaningful conclusion at the end! I was ... read more »
  
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- - blackgal
  - 211 reviews
  - Worksop
  - 26 Aug 2010 at 21:11
- - 0
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  Cruz in the buff
  
  Ben Kindsley is a very lucky man
  
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  - mansfield uk
  - 19 Aug 2010 at 19:15
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- - 30
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  shame about the last 15 minutes...
  
  very close to perfection. i thought i was watching a new favourite of mine, but then the last chapter came and i felt so disappointed... great performances by ... read more »
  
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  - Erika
  - 23 reviews
  - London
  - 13 Aug 2008 at 14:02
- - 16
  - 3
  Banal
  
  What a banal, cliched, predictable, boring story & film.
  
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  - Watford
  - 01 Sep 2008 at 16:23
- - 12
  - 1
  Not as good as the trailer makes it out to be...
  
  I was waiting with great anticipation to watch this film after I saw the trailer (that was really good). The movie was a massive disappointment. It turned out ... read more »
  
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  - SW London
  - 21 Mar 2009 at 21:57
- - 11
  - 0
  Not for general consumption
  
  This film illustrates extremely well the angst and feelings experienced within a relationship between an older man and a younger woman.
  
  The depth ... read more »
  
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  - Rip
  - Manchester
  - 01 Sep 2009 at 05:28
- - 8
  - 0
  tedious
  
  had to switch off this boring film, very disappointed
  
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  - Darlington
  - 26 Apr 2009 at 21:22
- - 5
  - 0
  painful
  
  This film was one of the worst I've ever seen. Way way too long and really very pointless. Ben Kingsley's performance was really wooden and he seemed ... read more »
  
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  - Edinburgh
  - 25 Jun 2009 at 19:11
- - 5
  - 0
  fear, love and romance
  
  one of the greatest movies I have ever seen. At times it took almost my breath. I can barely imagine how it was for Ben to make this movie - as he seems to ... read more »
  
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- - Smoothab
  - 12 reviews
  - London
  - 18 Sep 2010 at 14:47
- - 4
  - 0
  Maybe I'm a softie
  
  I read the other reviews, I put them aside and I tuned into this film and loved it.It was sensitive and the ending, which others dismiss, is, in my humble ... read more »
  
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  - Morpeth
  - 15 Apr 2009 at 17:07
- - 4
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  LOVED IT
  
  Ben Kingsley can do no wrong and Penelope Cruz too is always fantastic. She must be the most beautiful actress around nowadays. I loved the film and thought ... read more »
  
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  - Rochdale
  - 10 May 2010 at 14:29
- - 3
  - 0
  Great movie...
  
  A must see for anyone that would enjoy a much deeper movie than the average american industry has to offer.
  
  Kingsley and Hopper do a fine delivery ... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 29 Mar 2009 at 00:30

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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 ...

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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 ...