Yes, very. More sad than 96% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Elegy end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Barely. Less violent than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Elegy easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Elegy

Name: Elegy
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 2008
Duration: 112 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Penélope Cruz, Ben Kingsley, Patricia Clarkson, Peter Sarsgaard, Dennis Hopper

Directed by Isabel Coixet

Produced by Lakeshore Entertainment

2008112 min6.3 / 10

A melancholic, intellectually probing portrait of a man's descent into possessive desire and the unraveling of his carefully constructed life through an affair with a younger woman.

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.

Clusters

Forbidden Love Story Toxic Romance Movies Sexy Romance Films Ethnic American Identity Bossy Aggressive Characters

Genres

Drama Romance

Keywords

Sexual Attraction Cuban Critic Hedonism Possessiveness Woman Director

Where to watch

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Questions people ask

Is Elegy sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.
Does Elegy end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is Elegy violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is Elegy easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is Elegy scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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