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Elegy

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Contributor Patricia Clarkson, Ben Kingsley, Dennis Hopper, Peter Sarsgaard, Penelope Cruz
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Runtime 1 hour and 52 minutes
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  • Danielle Marie
    5.0 out of 5 stars No Judgment
    Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2018
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    I have viewed this film in it's entirety several times. I am age 70. I remark this here so anyone will understand that I have 5 adult decades of social experience. I cannot make observations here about the original book and it's author. What I do is make observations of the movie content. The efficiency of the characters that the actors manage to create. I am not concerned with the real world actor. When I watch such a film, I adopt the "characters" into my present life and act accordingly. This typically for me means keeping a box of tissues on the near by coffee table. I only ask a reviewer to consider the performance and not the script. I watch the eyes, the facial muscles, the invisible electricity that passes between any two characters. While such a personal relationship is rare between two people that are 30+ years difference, I have seen such a devotion develop and prosper for multiple decades. It left me to ask, "what did this young beautiful woman see in this aging professor?" I can honestly say, in reality, the maturity of both individuals makes the difference. "They were just boys!" It tells you immediately, without question, how the woman viewed the man. My own time with a person 25 years my senior, I am 25 at the time, brings back fond memories of such an experience. Breasts or the lack there of regardless of cause do not have to make or break such a relationship. The real beauty is not in facial symmetry as we all know causes one to think another is handsome or beautiful, rather, it lies deeply seated in the soul and very being of an individual. You cannot "cut this away!" The very nature remains the true essence and beauty of the age different relationship. People are raised entirely too shallow. Too self-oriented. While the professor tends to demonstrate this shallowness, in reality, he too is heart broken over his own behavior. Letting her go was the right things to do. How to accomplish this so she can go on in life for love, children, family, was hard to accept. Regardless, it will always be painful. One it seems must suffer to be happy in the long run. A true roller-coaster! Hills make the valleys and the valleys are part of the hills. Highs and lows of social, emotional involvement. Bring on the large boxes of tissues!
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  • Lisa Mcknett
    5.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly good
    Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2024
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    I liked this for unknown reasons. It sounded creepy. Bought it by accident but I actually think it might have been a real story. Good acting.
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  • T. Rosa
    4.0 out of 5 stars Despite what they say - story telling is not dead...Elegy
    Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2009
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    There is so much to be said about this film. What comes immediately to mind is how much it says with so little dialogue. "Arguably" this can be attributed to the great direction, cinematography, writing and acting all found within the 112 or so minutes of the film. An elegy is a poem that is written for someone who is dead and yet the only person who dies in this movie never really dies. Perhaps the elegy is for the lifeless person within David Kepesh that has to die so that he can finally live. I guess the title Elegy beats Dying Animals, the title of the book the story is adapted from, written by Philip Roth.

    Sir Ben Kingsley is one of my favorite actors. In his role as Professor David Kepesh he delivers a truly believable character as the older intellect that has spent a great deal of his post-divorced life avoiding the permanence of "relationships" and all of its nasty and complicated "entanglements". As a consequence he has also lost the best that love and all of its complications can often bring to a life. Kepesh crosses paths with a young student Consuela Castillo... translated her name literally means "consolation" which could very well be what her role is in Kepesh's life...what he thinks will be an easy conquest for him to accomplish ends up being something totally different and unexpected. Ah, life!

    As a fairly attractive and interesting professor, Kepesh seduces his way through women with his intellect and suave explanation of the literature, art and music he surrounds himself with. He is arrogant and believes that when the tryst between them is over he will have left them more cultured in exchange for their new understanding of what it is like to be with an older man. For such a "cultured" man he is rather uncultured.

    Early in the movie, he makes a very profound statement about books. Paraphrased...he basically states that if you read it [a book] today it will mean one thing but if you go back and read the same book years later it will mean something different because a book is relevant to the moment it is being read and is just a book until someone reads it and defines what it means. It can change over and over again. I think the same is true for people. We are just who we are until someone comes along and affects, inspires, motivates, forces, and compels us into who we become...for that time in our lives. We can change over and over again.

    Ben Kingsley is great but you need someone or something to bring out that intensity; in this "someone", came my greatest surprise and pleasure. Enter Consuela Castillo; a student and an object of desire for the professor. Much like the professor, I didn't expect to fall in love with the character Consuela Castillo, beautifully and believably performed by Penelope Cruz. [Ms. Cruz is getting so much better at leaving her desire to speak English without an accent and is now just delivering the goods. I am a fan.]

    I appreciate the way Cruz uses her eyes to speak and her facial expressions and body language say so much for Consulea with so few words. You feel what she is feeling whether it is annoyance for the professor's possessiveness or the look of true desire that we can read with the flair of her nostril and the arching of her back in response to his overtures. You've seen her in other movies where she is very capable of delivering the intent of the character and the moment. She does so in this film with great tenderness and is deliberate in just how much she holds back, leaving you, the audience wanting more of her. So who is the real seducer? What makes her different from all the rest and how did she manage to change the paradigm so drastically? You tell me.

    Any way the story is about the alchemy of these two elements. Even when they are lying they are honest. Each of the characters in this story all have much needed and essential roles to play. They hang like a perfectly hinged door opening and closing letting you go in and out of what is happening in the story and feeling it all quite easily without having to give it much thought. There is nothing gratuitous about this story or any of the characters we get to see and meet. What I get from this movie is that life is what happens whether or not you are awake. Living is what you do to make the moments matter. The discoveries along the way are the difference between living and just merely existing. In this story we get to see the continuum disturbed and what would appear to be a stable life, get rattled to its core. That is life. It's all quite beautiful.

    There is so much more. Just see the movie and discover what you will...share it when you do.
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  • Andrea S.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful film
    Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2023
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    “Elegy” is a film that beautifully navigates the complexities of human relationships and aging. Adapted from Philip Roth’s novel, it portrays a thought-provoking narrative about love, desire, and mortality. The performances, especially by Penélope Cruz and Ben Kingsley, are exceptional, adding depth and authenticity to the story. The cinematography captures the emotional nuances, although some might find the pacing slow. Overall, “Elegy” is a poignant exploration of life’s intricacies, worth watching for those who appreciate reflective, character-driven stories.
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  • Little_Phoenix31277
    5.0 out of 5 stars Disc works great!!!
    Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2022
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    No problem with disc watched whole movie and Penelope Cruz looks good naked she turns me on.
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  • Jack Cade
    5.0 out of 5 stars I have long thought Roth our finest writer and The Dying Animal a small masterpiece--his books ...
    Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2018
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    Oh God what a film!! I have long thought Roth our finest writer and The Dying Animal a small masterpiece--his books do not normally translate well into films but this one does Kingsley and Cruz are wonderful as is Dennis Hopper--it conveys that mixture of eros/ thanatos that has always obsessed him. I wish like Le Carre he was still writing
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  • KieraRose
    5.0 out of 5 stars Love Has No Boundaries
    Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2018
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    Beautiful story and music of a May/September romance. The acting is superb by Kingsley, Cruz & Clarkson with a last heartfelt glimpse of Dennis Hopper before he passes in 2010. And, look for a quick cameo of Deborah Harry. I found the storyline charming and tasteful with a message that age changes nothing.... only what you allow it.
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  • Cliente Amazon
    1.0 out of 5 stars La información sobre el producto.
    Reviewed in Spain on October 21, 2024
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    FATAL. No se informa que el DVD no está doblado al castellano.
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  • robert llewellyn
    5.0 out of 5 stars this is not just any film. this is a ...
    Reviewed in Canada on August 27, 2017
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    this is not just any film. this is a piece of art. this is a statement about life, developing maturity, and trust. want a film that will move you emotionally? inspire you?
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  • APB- Girl
    5.0 out of 5 stars So kann das Leben laufen
    Reviewed in Germany on April 14, 2016
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    " Du bist ein Kunstwerk. "
    Dies stellt der Professor fest. Ein Mann, der seine vielleicht anbetungswürdige
    Partnerin schon gefunden hat- seit über Zwanzig Jahren. Doch so ist es halt mit
    dem Schicksal,- und es ist eine Geschichte, wie sie sicher tausendfach geschieht.
    In der Welt. Wer kann schon von sich behaupten, er könne nie in so eine Situation kommen-
    oder behaupten, er kenne seinen Partner bis in die Haarspitzen......halte ich für ein Gerücht.
    "Wieviele Frauen hattest du schon? Über Fünfzig? Oder weniger? " - " Über Fünfzig. "
    - " Wieviele Männer hattest du? Sicher viele. " - " Fünf......Fünf beste Freunde. "
    ELEGY beweist das alte Leid: Der Mann, fixiert von Schönheit- gepaart mit einer großen Kelle Ego- und
    Sexismus plus einer Art Zuneigung, die aber nicht zulässt, sich enger zu binden.
    David ist zwar ehrlich zu sich selbst, doch verletzt er damit die Frau, die immer für ihn da ist- Consuela.
    Die Regeln, die er sich selbst setzte, beherrschen ihn.
    Consuela dagegen, wie Frauen eben meist so sind, redet nicht um den Brei herum,- steht zu der Beziehung.
    Ein Film für Männer? Mitnichten. Eher ein weiterer Film, ein Versuch, das männliche Ego zu verstehen.
    Es ist die persönliche Einstellung eines jeden- keiner ist vollkommen, nicht einmal Männer. :-)
    " Was willst du von mir? Du hattest ein Leben lang nur irgendwelche Beziehungen..ohne dich jemals auf
    einen Menschen einzulassen....deshalb möchte ich wissen, was ich dir bedeute....." .

    *******************************************************

    Geschichte:

    Dem weltgewandten New Yorker College- Professor David Kepesh fehlt es
    eigentlich an nichts. Sogar die Damenwelt ist dem reifen Intellektuellen nicht
    abgeneigt- zahlreiche Affären mit jungen Studentinnen hat er genossen.
    Seit seiner Scheidung vor Jahren glaubt David nicht mehr an eine feste Beziehung.
    Bis die schöne und junge Consuela Castillo in sein Leben tritt.......und seine absoluten
    Überzeugungen in Frage stellt.............................................................................

    *******************************************************************************

    Mein Fazit:

    Dies ist sicher eine meiner schwierigsten Bewertungen.
    Ich glaube, auf Grund meiner gewissen Lebenserfahrung so urteilen zu können-
    doch nicht und nie irgend jemanden zu verurteilen. Das liegt mir fern.
    David Kepesh- der typische Typ Mann, der nicht über seinen Schatten springen kann?
    Der Sir und Frau Cruez- sie spielen dieses Liebesdrama, wenn man es so nennen mag, klasse.
    Weder zäh noch langweilig- sondern für mein Empfinden authentisch.
    " Ich verstecke mich nicht. " - " David..., ich möchte dich meinen Eltern vorstellen. "
    " Wie kommst du nur darauf, die Ehe mit einem Gefängnis zu vergleichen?! "
    ELEGY- das für mich beschämende an diesem Film ist diese erzwungene Aufrichtigkeit von David,
    echte Gefühle, die von ihm erst zugelassen werden, als Consuela erkrankt. Er, der gestandene Mann-
    der die wahre Liebe erst anerkennen kann, als es schon fast zu spät ist. Deprimierend doch, oder?
    " Hätte nicht gedacht, dass du kommst,.....weil ich nicht mehr so schön bin......".
    Geweint habe ich nicht, trotzdem mich der Film sehr berührt hat. Sicher im Kernpunkt ein Einzelfall.
    Denn für mich ist David Kepesh eine sterile, kühle und befremdliche Figur, seltsam distanziert- verliebe
    dich bloss nicht und nie. Altersunterschied, Zukunftsangst...blabla. Keine Ahnung, bin ja nun kein Mann.
    " Die Zeit vergeht, wenn man nicht hinschaut. " Genau.

    Lauflänge: 107.31 Minuten ( mit Abspann ) !

    Bonus:

    - Featurette " Elegy "= 5.05 Minuten!

    - Interviews= 29.20 Minuten!

    - B- Roll= 7.52 Minuten!

    - Diashow, Deutscher + Englischer Trailer, Trailershow!

    Sehenswert! Grübelwert! Dieser Mann!:)
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  • SY
    5.0 out of 5 stars ずっとほしかった。
    Reviewed in Japan on December 12, 2013
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    前に東京有楽町で見た映画でずっと欲しかった映画です。ペネロペクリスがとってもきれいです。
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  • HistoryTechDoc
    5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting insight into love without age discrimination
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 13, 2009
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    Elegy focuses on a rather novel love theme that deserves further attention in this age of young men not willing to take on the responsibilites of a permanent relationship. While the ostensible theme may appear to be the considerable age difference between the young university student, played well by Penelope Cruz and the 60ish professor, played as usual in a top manner by Ben Kingsley, the hidden theme really is not their contrast in human years, but rather why Cruz is attracted to Kingsley in the first place. In an era dominated by short-term divorces, Cruz may have perceived more years of happiness with Kingsley, than her previous shortlived relationships had offered.

    I do not think that simply writing this off as a younger woman seeking the father figure that she never may have had, and a professor looking for an ersatz daughter he subconsciously desired as a lover, is sufficient explanation.

    Elegy speaks to the lack of responsibility that many younger men are no longer willing to shoulder. This generation has in many cases personally witnessed angry divorces in which their fathers are stripped of an inordinate portion of the financial assets that they have worked hard to achieve. In an age of easy, responsibility-less sex, marriage-a-phobia is rampant, finding a permanent partner offering only an unhappy future.

    Elegy tells us little of Cruz's previous relationships; all we know is that Kingsley offers what she wants in a man, regardless of age. Ironically, Ben cannot come to accept that she really wants a permanent relationship with him. He ends the relationship by not being willing to meet her parents in person.

    The vicissitudes of life point out how personal tragedy is always a possibility that reminds us once again: "Caveat emptor". Seize love and happiness when one has the chance, there may not always be a second one.
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