DVD
Elegy
Call Number
- DVD DRAMA (EAS)
Edition
Widescreen version.
Languages
In English with English subtitles ; closed-captioned.
Performers
Penélope Cruz, Ben Kingsley, Patricia Clarkson, Deborah Harry, Dennis Hopper, Peter Sarsgaard.
Publication Information
Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2009]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
MPAA rating: R; for sexuality, nudity and language.
Summary
Cultural critic David Kepesh finds his state of 'emancipated manhood' thrown into tragic disarray. David is a renowned college professor whose life is turned inside out when he becomes involved in a passionate relationship with Consuela. Consuela is a well-mannered student who awakens a sense of sexual possessiveness in her teacher. As their sexual relationship evolves, an incredible love story is born.
Notes
Title from container.
Based on the novel "The dying animal" by Philip Roth.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2008.