Ed Saxberger, a one-time New York poet, has spent nearly four decades behind a post office counter, his work all but forgotten. When an eager young fan turns up on his doorstep, he’s drawn into a circle of twenty-something admirers eager to make him their literary figurehead. Flattered by the attention – and by the aspiring tragedienne Gloria – Saxberger must weigh the sincerity of it all. Willem Dafoe and Greta Lee (Past Lives) star in this wistful study of art and authenticity.

Reviews

‘Saxberger is portrayed with a loose, warm-leather ease by Willem Dafoe… It’s a performance so natural it barely looks like acting at all’
★★★★
Xan Brooks, The Guardian