A Too-Tasteful 'Elegy,' Feeling Mildly Lamentable

Aug 7th, 2008 · Isabel Coixet's film follows a refined formula — acclaimed actors, source material by Philip Roth, a classy soundtrack. But the gentility of tone masks, when it might contrast, a brute of a protagonist.

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