Adapted from author Philip Roth's novel -The Dying Animal, director Isabel Coixet's elegant tale of obsession explores the relationship between a highly respected professor (Ben Kingsley) and an impossibly gorgeous grad student (Penélope Cruz). As their relationship deepens, the professor finds his ...more
MPAA Rating: R | Year: 2008 | Running Time: 108 minutes
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In Elegy, the film adaptation of author Philip Roth’s The Dying Animal, Spanish director Isabel Coixet (My Life Without Me) guides her two main characters through a romantic tempest that begins with carnal motivations and ends with heartbreak. Professor David Kepesh (Ben Kingsley) is a lothario who trades on his charm and academic celebrity to attract a swarm of sexual partners. He keeps a reliable lover (Patricia Clarkson) on call for occasional trysts while luring fresh faced 20-somethings to ...more
- Penélope Cruz - Consuela Castillo
- Ben Kingsley - David Kepesh
- Dennis Hopper - George
- Patricia Clarkson - Carolyn
- Peter Sarsgaard - Kenny Kapesh
- Laura Mennell - Cute Girl
- Deborah Harry - Amy
- Charlie Rose - Charlie Rose
- Antonio Cupo - 2nd Student
- Michelle Harrison - Beth
- Emily Holmes - 1st Student
- Chelah Horsdal - Reese
- Marci T. House - Administration Nurse
- Alessandro Juliani - Actor #3 in Play
- Isabel Coixet - Director
- Marc Ross - Executive Producer
- Eric Reid - Executive Producer
- Judd Malkin - Executive Producer
- Richard S. Wright - Executive Producer
- Terry McKay - Executive Producer
- Gary Lucchesi - Producer
- Tom Rosenberg - Producer
- Andre Lamal - Producer
- Nicholas Meyer - Screenwriter
- Philip Roth - Book Author
- Helen Veronica Jarvis - Art Director
- Coreen Mayrs - Casting
- Natasha Tony - Casting















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