Elegy (2008)
Penelope Cruz and Ben Kingsley serve up a sensuous tale of aging in the selfish world.
Kingsley plays the playboy literature professor who manages to snare young students every semester without consequence. As he nears retirement, he discovers both how lonely he is and love for the first time. This is juxtaposed with his writings on the bacchanal heritage of the U.S.A. which permitted him such a selfish life.
The film is gentle and it comes from a female director so it doesn't glamourize anything. It is an honest look at what people who lived for the 60's are faced with today.
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