Elegy

2008 · 112 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 23,504 VOTES · DIR. Isabel Coixet

Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,205 lines

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00:00:50 - We're not all descended from the Puritans. - No?
00:03:58 Her name was Consuela Castillo
00:06:47 You know there's something about you that invites a kind of formality.
00:09:39 Talk the talk with your wife if you feel like it, go to the museums
00:13:23 It's only with me that he regresses to what you just heard.
00:18:06 Of course you can.
00:24:04 Two together?
00:28:25 What's this from:
00:33:50 Yes.
00:39:38 - He liked to watch me menstruate. - I don't believe this.
00:42:36 Of course the whole situation was ridiculous.
00:46:48 You keep saying that, but what do you think about it?
00:50:04 That's all?
00:55:02 The one who always knows better.
00:59:09 This woman is...
01:02:25 It just came to its natural end.
01:05:17 There can be no question that this evening's guest writes what
01:10:42 From serving time. It wasn't about your mom.
01:14:33 websites.
01:19:43 One new message.
01:24:11 So I went to the doctor and he said it was probably nothing to worry about.
01:27:59 Stop talking that way and stop thinking that way.
01:36:20 I know you're strapped for time.
01:44:50 Edited by LeapinLar

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,205
Dialogue density10.8 lines / min
First line00:00:50
Final line01:44:50

Production Record

DirectorIsabel Coixet
LanguageEnglish
Budget$13,000,000
Revenue$14,894,347
IMDb votes23,504