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Late Fame

6.3(11)20261h 37m10

At the very end of the 1970s, 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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Released
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Language
English
  • new york city
  • poet

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Director

Kent Jones

Writers

Samy Burch

Produced in

United States of America, France, Italy

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  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereNew York Film Festival28 Sept 2025
    • PremiereGasparilla International Film Festival7 Mar 2026
    • PremiereAnnapolis Film Festival28 Mar 2026
    • PremiereWisconsin Film Festival / Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival12 Apr 2026
    • PremierePhoenix Film Festival13 Apr 2026
    • PremiereMilwaukee Film Festival17 Apr 2026
    • PremiereSarasota Film Festival19 Apr 2026
    • PremiereSan Francisco International Film Festival24 Apr 2026
    • PremiereRiverRun International Film Festival25 Apr 2026
    • PremiereIndependent Film Festival Boston28 Apr 2026
    • PremiereChicago Critics Film Festival3 May 2026
    • PremiereSeattle International Film Festival9 May 2026
    • PremiereBerkshire International Film Festival30 May 2026
    • PremiereProvincetown International Film Festival13 Jun 2026
    • PremiereNantucket Film Festival18 Jun 2026
    • PremiereMaine International Film Festival13 Jul 2026
    • Theatrical (limited)NRNew York City, New York7 Aug 2026
    • Theatrical (limited)NRLos Angeles, California14 Aug 2026
    • Theatrical (limited)NRLimited expansion21 Aug 2026
    • Digital / OTTNR6 Oct 2026
  • United KingdomGB

    • PremiereGlasgow Film Festival28 Feb 2026
    • Theatrical154 Sept 2026
  • AustraliaAU

    • PremiereSydney Film Festival5 Jun 2026
    • PremiereByron Bay Film Festival17 Oct 2026
    • PremiereAdelaide Film Festival18 Oct 2026
  • CanadaCA

    • Digital / OTT6 Oct 2026
  • AustriaAT

    • PremiereVienna International Film Festival25 Oct 2025
  • BelgiumBE

    • PremiereFilm Fest Gent12 Oct 2026
  • ChinaCN

    • PremierePingyao International Film Festival25 Sept 2026
  • GermanyDE

    • PremiereLiteratur Film Festival25 Sept 2026
  • GreeceGR

    • PremiereThessaloniki International Film Festival6 Nov 2025
    • Theatrical13 Aug 2026
  • IndonesiaID

    • PremiereJakarta World Cinema3 Nov 2026
  • IrelandIE

    • Theatrical15A4 Sept 2026
  • ItalyIT

    • PremiereVenice International Film Festival29 Aug 2025

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Late Fame was released on 7 August 2026.

Audience reviews

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  • B

    Brent Marchant

    8/31/2026

    8/10

    Well-meaning optimists often nudge us to believe that it’s never too late to discover (or rediscover) our respective callings in life (and sometimes they’re right). At a time when many of us may have given up on our dreams or settled for a less complicated way of life, there are those who may nevertheless follow such inspirational advice and find the experience refreshingly rejuvenating. Such is the life of Ed Saxber…

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    9/14/2026

    7/10

    As retirement beckons, "Ed" (Willem Dafoe) lives a pretty routine life sorting the mail during the day and meeting his friends in the bar for a game of pool after dinner. Returning home one evening he is approached by the slightly obsequious "Meyers" (Edmund Donovan) who knows that he has quite a literary past and whom is in awe of this erstwhile poet. "Ed" is flattered - it's been quite a while since anyone took any…

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