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Flashbacks of a Fool (2008)

Flashbacks of a Fool (2008)

R 110 minutes EN Drama
An aging Hollywood star, Joe Scott, lives a life of narcissistic hedonism, observed by his laconic personal assistant, Ophelia. The death of his childhood best friend, Boots, takes our protagonist, and the movie, into an extended flashback to a sea-side town in 1970s Britain.
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Daniel Craig
Joe Scott
Harry Eden
Young Joe Scott
Miriam Karlin
Mrs. Rogers
Jodhi May
Evelyn Adams
Helen McCrory
Peggy Tickell
Olivia Williams
Grace Scott
Felicity Jones
Young Ruth Davies
Keeley Hawes
Jesse Scott
Alfie Allen
Kevin Hubble
Claire Forlani
Ruth Davies
Mark Strong
Manny Miesel

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Production companies: Left Turn Films, Ugly Duckling Films, Miramax
Production countries: United Kingdom
Revenue: $1,107,542

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