Late Fame

At the very end of the 1970’s, post office worker Ed Saxberger wrote a book of poetry that nobody cared about. After an eager and flattering fan appears on his doorstep, Saxberger is beckoned into a coterie of young admirers who anoint him a rediscovered genius. The group of downtown bohemians is led by their “tragic heroine,” Gloria. Intoxicated by the attention, and Gloria’s alluring presence, Saxberger gradually reckons with the authenticity of his newfound poetic circle.

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  Kent Jones

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  Willem Dafoe
  Ed Saxberger
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  Greta Lee
  Gloria
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  Edmund Donovan
  Meyers
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  Clay Singer
  Brussard
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  Arthur Langlie
  Carmichael
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  Graham Campbell
  Sherfey
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  Luca Padovan
  Winn
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  Jake Lacy
  Literary Agent
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  Clark Johnson
  Arnold
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  Stephen Badalamenti
  Irv
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  William Hill
  Leonard
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  Michael Everett Johnson
  Mike the Bodega Clerk
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  Dan Jablons
  Stationary Clerk
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  Tony Torn
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  Welker White
  Barbara
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  Daniel Oreskes
  Arnold
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  Ava Eisenson
  Bartender
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  Vince Edgehill
  Bill
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  Vlad Lopatin
  Bock
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  Bob Leszczak
  Nightclub Patron (uncredited)