Summary:
David Kepesh is growing old. He's a professor of literature, a student of American hedonism, and an amateur musician and photographer. When he finds a student attractive, Consuela, a 24-year-old Cuban, he sets out to seduce her. Along the way, he swims in deeper feelings, maybe he's drowning. She presses him to sort out what he wants from her, and a relationship develops. They talk of traveling. He confides in his friend, George, a poet long-married, who advises David to grow up and grow old. She invites him to meet her family. His own son, from a long-ended marriage, confronts him. Is the elegy for lost relationships, lost possibilities, beauty and time passing, or failure of nerve?
| Runtime: | 112 min |
|---|---|
| Rating: | Rated R for sexuality, nudity and language. |
| Production: | Lakeshore Entertainment |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Home Release Date: | Mar 17, 2009 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Isabel Coixet | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Nicholas Meyer | Screenplay |
| Philip Roth | Novel "The Dying Animal" |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Ben Kingsley | David Kepesh |
| Patricia Clarkson | Carolyn |
| Penélope Cruz | Consuela Castillo |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Alessandro Juliani | Actor #3 In Play |
| Antonio Cupo | Younger Man |
| Charlie Rose | Charlie Rose |
| Chelah Horsdal | Susan Reese |
| Deborah Harry | Amy O'Hearn |
| Dennis Hopper | George O'Hearn |
| Emily Holmes | 1st Student |
| Marci T. House | Administration Nurse |
| Michelle Harrison | 2nd Student |
| Peter Sarsgaard | Kenny Kepesh |
| Sonja Bennett | Beth |
| Tiffany Lyndall-Knight | Actor #2 In Play |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Andre Lamal | Producer |
| Eric Reid | Executive Producer |
| Gary Lucchesi | Producer |
| Judd Malkin | Executive Producer |
| Richard S. Wright | Executive Producer |
| Terry McKay | Executive Producer |
| Tom Rosenberg | Producer |
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