Summary
Adapted from author Philip Roth's novel The Dying Animal, director Isabel Coixet's elegant tale of obsession explores the relationship between a highly respected professor (Ben Kingsley) and an impossibly gorgeous grad student (Penélope Cruz). As their relationship deepens, the professor finds his ego challenged by the girl's enchanting beauty. Dennis Hopper and Patricia Clarkson co-star. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
Additional Information
| Subjects |
Teacher-student relationships
-- Drama.
Men -- Sexual behavior -- Drama. Possessiveness -- Drama. Man-woman relationships -- Drama. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Feature films. |
| Publisher | Culver City, Calif. :Sony Pictures Home Entertainment,2009 |
| Edition | Widescreen. |
| Other Titles | Dying animal. |
| Contributors |
Rosenberg, Tom.
Lucchesi, Gary. Lamal, Andre. Meyer, Nicholas, 1945- Coixet, Isabel. Cruz, Penélope. Kingsley, Ben, 1943- Sarsgaard, Peter. Clarkson, Patricia. Hopper, Dennis, 1936-2010. Roth, Philip. Dying animal. Lakeshore Entertainment (Firm) Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm) |
| Participants/Performers |
Penélope Cruz, Ben Kingsley, Peter Sarsgaard, Patricia Clarkson, Dennis Hopper. |
| Other Contributors |
Director of photography, Jean-Claude Larrieu; editor, Amy E. Duddleston. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R; for sexuality, nudity and language. |
| Language |
English In English; closed-captioned. |
| Notes |
Title from container. Based on the novel "They dying animal" by Philip Roth. |
| System Details |
DVD; region 1; anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1); Dolby digital 5.1. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN | 143593170X 9781435931701 |
| Other | Classic View |