A Poet is Rediscovered in 'Late Fame'

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Aug 6

The new film "Late Fame" follows a New York City poet named Ed Saxberger (played by Willem Dafoe) who was working in relative obscurity until a group of young people become obsessed with his work. Director Kent Jones and actors Dafoe and Edmund Donovan discuss the film, in theaters August 7. 

Still courtesy of Magnolia Pictures: A scene from LATE FAME.

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