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18 April 2008 (Spain) morePlot:
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. | full synopsisPlot Keywords:
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1 win & 4 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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La and NY Crix Tick Fave Pix (From Ugo MovieBlog. 10 December 2008, 3:30 PM, PST)
Oscar Predictions: Take Four, All Top Eight Categories
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adaptation of the Roth novella The Dying Animal. moreUS Showtimes:
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(Credited cast) | Sonja Bennett | ... | Beth |
 | Patricia Clarkson | ... | Carolyn |
 | Penélope Cruz | ... | Consuela Castillo |
 | Antonio Cupo | ... | Consuela's imagined lover |
 | Michelle Harrison | ... | Student #1 |
 | Deborah Harry | ... | Amy O'Hearn |
 | Dennis Hopper | ... | George O'Hearn |
 | Chelah Horsdal | ... | Susan Reese |
| Marci T. House | ... | Nurse |
| Alessandro Juliani | ... | Actor #3 in Play |
 | Ben Kingsley | ... | David Kepesh |
 | Laura Mennell | ... | Cute Girl |
| Shaker Paleja | ... | Kris Banjee |
 | Kris Pope | ... | Consuela's Brother |
 | Peter Sarsgaard | ... | Kenneth Kepesh |
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Rated R for sexuality, nudity and language.Parents Guide:
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Germany:108 min (Berlin International Film Festival) | Canada:113 min | Argentina:113 minCountry:
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USA:R (certificate #43893) | Ireland:16 | Canada:14A (British Columbia) | Netherlands:12 | Finland:K-11 | Argentina:16 | Singapore:M18 | Sweden:BtlMOVIEmeter: 
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[from trailer]George O'Hearn: Beautiful women are invisible; we're so dazzled by the outside that we never make it inside.
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This is the first time that Roth has been successfully transferred to the screen. An uncompromising movie for grownups with two exquisite central performances, and some very nice supporting turns by Clarkson, Hopper and Sarsgaard. What impressed me about this movie is that it dares to be slow, dark, almost meditative. Roth's short book does not have much plot to it, so that adapting it to the screen runs more risks than would be the case for one of his more developed novels. But the director and screenwriter make a virtue of the book's spare narrative elements. It takes its time studying faces, glances and shadows. I will be happy if I see another movie half as good this year.