Late Fame 15

Willem Dafoe is on superb form in Kent Jones’ drama playing ageing New York poet Ed Saxberger who finds fame late when a group of young artists welcome him into their circle. Having published a poetry collection in his youth that caused barely a ripple in the culture, Ed’s passion for writing is reignited by the reverence these young writers have for his work, and how they romanticise the New York of his youth. A lyrical and naturalistic exploration of nostalgia, yearning for the past and what it means to be an artist.