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.
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- classical in formformally daring
- unpretentiousprestige
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Cast
- Penélope CruzConsuela Castillo
- Ben KingsleyDavid Kepesh
- Patricia ClarksonCarolyn
- Peter SarsgaardKenneth Kepesh
- Dennis HopperGeorge O'Hearn
- Sonja BennettBeth
- Chelah HorsdalSusan Reese
- Shaker PalejaKris Banjee
- Charlie RoseCharlie Rose
- Kris PopeConsuela's Brother
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- Isabel CoixetDirector
- Nicholas MeyerScreenplay
- Philip RothNovel
- Jean-Claude LarrieuDirector of Photography
- Amy E. DuddlestonEditor
- Tom RosenbergProducer
- Andre LamalProducer
- Gary LucchesiProducer
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