The Short List of Things to Do

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Elegy

Directed by Isabel Coixet; rated R; out now

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Professor has affair with lovely grad student: we've heard that one before. So had Philip Roth, whose novel The Dying Animal is acutely attuned to the dissonance of May-December love. This fine film has a touching performance by Penélope Cruz and a great one by Ben Kingsley. Cue the Oscar buzz.

Grade: A-

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