Late Fame

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Evan C @RT74783562 7h The satire in Late Fame wouldn't work nearly as well if it wasn't for Willem Dafoe's wonderfully warm performance coupled with Greta Lee's zany but layered counterpoint. Because man some of those art students are beyond annoying and need a little punch in the face. See more peter Z @RT59105073 1d an old poet who apparently has one published work, and has since (37 years) worked at the post office becomes a mascot of a group of young wealthy intellectual posers. the nepo babie characters are as expected as well as the poets circle of blue coller friends. a lot of overlapping stereotypes plus a middle aged actress who briefly crosses his path. might have been more interesting if some of his working class friends were truly intellectual or if the any of the rich kids were real people. well produced shallow film, could have been a 20 minute short. See more danelectro T @danelectro 2d Willem Dafoe is always brilliant. Greta Lee was a wonderful surprise in a very strong role. What an intelligent film. We are left with questions: Was the lauded poet ever good? Is the poem he finally reads to us inspiring or dull? Are the members of the art collective in love with art or with the status that being an artist confers? Was the poet played by Dafoe exploited callously, or did we also witness his own desire to find fame? Is celebrity related in any way to artistic achievement? The Dafoe character seems to live with more dignity and honesty than the rich collective members in love with nostalgia. Despite the hypocrisy of the young pretenders, the film nonetheless manages to invite us to rediscover great literature and to focus on the things in life that really matter and which have been trivialized and are being forgotten by modern technology. And Kent Jones the director has clearly illustrated how great art can be when you put your heart to it, in this very movie! See more Read all reviews

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