Elegy
2008 · 112 min · Director: Isabel Coixet
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
David Kepesh is growing old. He's a professor of literature, a student of American hedonism, and an amateur musician and photographer. When he finds a student attractive, Consuela, a 24-year-old Cuban, he sets out to seduce her. Along the way, he swims in deeper feelings, maybe he's drowning. She presses him to sort out what he wants from her, and a relationship develops. They talk of traveling. He confides in his friend, George, a poet long-married, who advises David to grow up and grow old. She invites him to meet her family. His own son, from a long-ended marriage, confronts him. Is the elegy for lost relationships, lost possibilities, beauty and time passing, or failure of nerve?
Emotional fingerprint
Elegy (2008) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 30%, Love 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Melancholy30%
- Love25%
- Sadness20%
- Anxiety15%
- Curiosity10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Melancholy, Love, Sadness. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Love and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 6.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Empathy
- Love
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Empathy | Love |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | 20 % | 0 % | 10 % | 12 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Love | 23 % | 4 % | 13 % | 13 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Sadness | 29 % | 10 % | 16 % | 16 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Love | 35 % | 13 % | 18 % | 23 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Tension | 39 % | 16 % | 19 % | 21 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Tension | 43 % | 24 % | 23 % | 16 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Tension | 46 % | 28 % | 28 % | 15 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Tension | 45 % | 23 % | 29 % | 20 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Love | 44 % | 21 % | 30 % | 26 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Sadness | 49 % | 34 % | 38 % | 21 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Sadness | 56 % | 48 % | 46 % | 15 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Sadness | 63 % | 57 % | 54 % | 20 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Sadness | 61 % | 60 % | 55 % | 26 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Sadness | 54 % | 50 % | 49 % | 25 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Empathy | 57 % | 46 % | 53 % | 26 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Empathy | 74 % | 59 % | 69 % | 38 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Empathy | 81 % | 66 % | 76 % | 44 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 98′ | Empathy | 78 % | 63 % | 73 % | 40 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 104′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 109′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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Cast
Kris Banjee
Charlie Rose
Consuela's Brother
Actor #2 in Play
Details
- Directed by
- Isabel Coixet
- Written by
- Nicholas Meyer, Philip Roth
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2008
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Melancholy
- Data updated
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