“Elegy” – First Five Minutes
Take a look at the first five minutes of “Elegy,” directed by Isabel Coixet, based on Pulitzer Prize-winner Philip Roth’s short novel “The Dying Animal” starring Academy Award-winner Ben Kingsley and Oscar-nominee Penelope Cruz, with extraordinary supporting performances from Dennis Hopper, Patricia Clarkson and Peter Sarsgaard.
In the movie, cultural critic David Kepesh (Kingsley) finds his life, which he indicates is a state of “emancipated manhood,” thrown into tragic disarray by Consuela Castillo (Cruz), a well-mannered
student who awakens a sense of sexual possessiveness in her teacher.
”Elegy” – New Trailer
Isabel Coixet’s ”Elegy” will be seen at this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF).
Edinburgh’s 62nd, takes place at the earlier dates of June 18 to 29. This year for the first time it moves forward from its traditional August.
”Elegy,” based on Pulitzer Prize-winner Philip Roth’s short novel “The Dying Animal” starring Academy Award-winner Ben Kingsley and Oscar-nominee Penelope Cruz, with extraordinary supporting performances from Dennis Hopper, Patricia Clarkson and Peter Sarsgaard.
Fans of Ben Kingsley can spot him in no fewer than three films, ”Elegy”, ”Transsiberian” and ”The Wackness.”
more about ”Elegy” with movie stills
watch the trailer after jump
Nicole Kidman to play Benazir Bhutto
Nicole Kidman is the latest addition to an already high-profile cast for the upcoming Benazir Bhutto biopic, ‘Ben.’
Amy Ryan, Peter Sarsgaard and Cynthia Nixon are on board to play Soviet activists.
Nora Ephron is directing the film after completing ‘Julie & Julia.’
Kidman serves as a co-producer through Blossom Films, which is known to be the only producing company who has only produced one movie in the last five years.
