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Elegy

2008 · 112 min

A quiet, emotionally raw study of desire and mortality, with a melancholic tone and a slow, reflective pace.

Directed by: Isabel Coixet
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Penélope Cruz, Ben Kingsley, Patricia Clarkson

Overview: Cultural critic David Kepesh finds his life -- which he indicates is a state of "emancipated manhood" -- thrown into tragic disarray by Consuela Castillo, a well-mannered student who awakens a sense of sexual possessiveness in her teacher.

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Directed by: Isabel Coixet
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Penélope Cruz, Ben Kingsley, Patricia Clarkson

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
aging
identity
obsession
grief
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex strong

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	7
Tension	4
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama, romance
Directed by: Isabel Coixet
Written by: Nicholas Meyer
Starring: Penélope Cruz, Ben Kingsley, Patricia Clarkson, Peter Sarsgaard, Dennis Hopper, Sonja Bennett, Chelah Horsdal, Shaker Paleja
Cinematography: Jean-Claude Larrieu
Runtime: 112 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English, Spanish

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