Elegy  2008 Movie

IMDB Rating 6.8  (21K)
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. More details

Directors

Isabel Coixet

Cast

Penélope CruzBen KingsleyDennis HopperPatricia Clarkson

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