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.
Cast
Penélope Cruz
Consuela Castillo
Ben Kingsley
David Kepesh
Patricia Clarkson
Carolyn
Peter Sarsgaard
Kenneth Kepesh
Dennis Hopper
George O'Hearn
Sonja Bennett
Beth
Chelah Horsdal
Susan Reese
Shaker Paleja
Kris Banjee
Charlie Rose
Charlie Rose
Kris Pope
Consuelas Bruder
Debbie Harry
Amy O'Hearn
Antonio Cupo
Younger Man
Michelle Harrison
2nd Student
Emily Holmes
1st Student
Marci T. House
Administration Nurse
Tiffany Lyndall-Knight
Actor #2 in Play
Tania Saulnier
George's Girlfriend
Julian Richings
Actor in Play #1
Alessandro Juliani
Actor #3 in Play
Crew
Isabel Coixet
Director, Camera Operator, Music Supervisor
Nicholas Meyer
Screenplay
Philip Roth
Novel
Amy E. Duddleston
Editor
Jean-Claude Larrieu
Director of Photography
Eric Reid
Executive Producer
Richard S. Wright
Executive Producer
Gary Lucchesi
Producer
Tom Rosenberg
Producer
Andre Lamal
Producer
Claude Paré
Production Design
Katia Stano
Costume Design
Vincent Cirelli
Visual Effects Supervisor
Arvo Pärt
Additional Soundtrack
Helen Jarvis
Art Direction
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