<div>The great Willem Dafoe lends his delicate gravitas to the role of Ed Saxberger, a forgotten New York poet who works in the post office. After an eager and flattering young admirer (Edmund Donovan) appears on his doorstep, Saxberger is beckoned into a coterie of twentysomething admirers who anoint him as a rediscovered genius. Intoxicated by the attention - and by the alluring presence of Gloria, the group’s “tragic heroine” (a sinuous, Kurt Weill–crooning Greta Lee) - Saxberger gradually reckons with the authenticity of his newfound poetic circle. This thoughtful, witty second feature from Kent Jones (<i>Diane</i>), working from a sly and hugely entertaining script by Oscar-nominated screenwriter Samy Burch (<i>May December</i>), is a wistful yet unromantic look at a lost idea of downtown New York.</div>DramaPT1H37M152026-09-04USen