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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 nomination moreNewsDesk:
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Satellite Nominees are an Embarrassment of Snubs (From Rope Of Silicon. 30 November 2008, 11:22 PM, PST)
Nominees of the 13th Annual Satellite Awards Announced
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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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Colour (35 mm version)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
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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David Kepesh: When you make love to a woman you get revenge for all the things that defeated you in life. moreSoundtrack:
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OK. Professor starts an affair with one of his students. You may have prejudices about that. Not about this kind of affairs, but about this kind of movies.
But it's a story about aging and jealousy and so far touching. The professor goes through hell, including all objections he's supposed to have about his own behavior in this certainly true love. A love which is regarded as ridiculous. Most so by himself.
Cruz and Kingsley are great as you could expect, but the greatest performance is delivered by Dennis Hopper. A certain amount of sentimentality is a little disturbing, but this film obviously takes aging as an emotional problem seriously.