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‘Late Fame’ Review: Willem Dafoe Shines as a New York Poet Grappling With Delayed Renown

Willem Dafoe and Greta Lee in "Late Fame" (Venice Film Festival) Success is never really up for grabs in Kent Jones’ Soho send-up “Late Fame.” Whatever glory once attached to the aging poet at its ...
Variety

‘Late Fame’ Director Kent Jones and Writer Samy Burch on Casting Willem Dafoe as a Forgotten Poet and Paying Homage to a Lost New York Art Scene: ‘It’s a World That Was ...

For Kent Jones and Samy Burch, nearly everything about making their new Venice-premiering drama, “Late Fame,” was kismet. The two had never met before discussing the film — an adaptation of Arthur ...
The Hollywood Reporter

‘Late Fame’ Review: Willem Dafoe Is Low-Key and Magnificent as a Former Poet Seemingly Rescued From Obscurity

Greta Lee also stars in Kent Jones’ New York-set drama, adapted by Samy Burch from a novella by Arthur Schnitzler, and headed for the New York Film Festival after its Venice premiere. By Sheri Linden ...
Under the Radar

Late Fame [NYFF 2025]

Kent Jones’ sophomore feature, Late Fame, couldn’t have arrived at a better time. This is the year of the performative male. The tote bag–donning, matcha-drinking, bohemian demographic is the latest ...