Last Call (2002)

Directed by

Henry Bromell

Genre

biographical film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young secretary assists the aging and troubled F. Scott Fitzgerald during his final years in Hollywood. The story focuses on their working relationship and his struggle to finish his last novel.

melancholicintimateslow-burnreflectivebittersweetmeasuredcharacter-driven

What happens

Last Call is a 2002 biographical drama television film about the final years of American novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald. Written and directed by Henry Bromell, the film is based on the 1985 memoir Against the Current: As I Remember F. Scott Fitzgerald by Frances Kroll Ring. It stars Jeremy Irons as Fitzgerald, Neve Campbell as Ring, a young secretary who helps him with The Last Tycoon, and Sissy Spacek as his wife, Zelda. An international co-production between the United States and Canada, the film premiered on Showtime on May 25, 2002. At the 54th Primetime Emmy Awards, it received two nominations: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie (for Spacek) and Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Dramatic Underscore). Bromell was nominated for Best Long Form – Adapted at the 55th Writers Guild of America Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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