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"You ought to stop worrying about growing old. Worry about growing up."
Professor and cultural critic David Kepesh (Ben Kingsley)swiftly becomes enchanted with a recent student -- the beautiful and very sweet young Cuban woman Consuela (Penelope Cruz). He hadn't thought this kind of love possible for a man of his age who had worked hard toward his own personal independence, but there he is. And Consuela responds just as he hoped.
While his friend and colleague, Pulitzer winning poet George O'Hearn (Dennis Hopper) gives Kepesh much advice and many cautions, Kepesh moves toward obsession and possessiveness with the young woman and even stalks her.
Also appearing are Patricia Clarkson as Kepesh's girlfriend; Deborah Harry as O'Hearn's wife; and Peter Sarsgaard as Kepesh's estranged thirty-something son.
Based on a novel by Philip Roth. Directed by Isabel Coixet.
Run time: 1 hour, 53 minutes
Rated R for sexuality, nudity and language.
My personal rating: B
Professor and cultural critic David Kepesh (Ben Kingsley)swiftly becomes enchanted with a recent student -- the beautiful and very sweet young Cuban woman Consuela (Penelope Cruz). He hadn't thought this kind of love possible for a man of his age who had worked hard toward his own personal independence, but there he is. And Consuela responds just as he hoped.
While his friend and colleague, Pulitzer winning poet George O'Hearn (Dennis Hopper) gives Kepesh much advice and many cautions, Kepesh moves toward obsession and possessiveness with the young woman and even stalks her.
Also appearing are Patricia Clarkson as Kepesh's girlfriend; Deborah Harry as O'Hearn's wife; and Peter Sarsgaard as Kepesh's estranged thirty-something son.
Based on a novel by Philip Roth. Directed by Isabel Coixet.
Run time: 1 hour, 53 minutes
Rated R for sexuality, nudity and language.
My personal rating: B
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