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.

• Lakeshore Entertainment
• Penélope Cruz
• Ben Kingsley
• Patricia Clarkson
• Peter Sarsgaard
• Dennis Hopper
• Sonja Bennett
• Chelah Horsdal
• Shaker Paleja