Flashbacks of a Fool is a 2008 British drama film about a Hollywood actor who reflects upon his life following the death of his best friend. The film was directed by Baillie Walsh, and stars Daniel Craig, Felicity Jones, Harry Eden, Claire Forlani, Emilia Fox, Eve, Jodhi May and Miriam Karlin.
Daniel Craig stars as Joe, a self-destructive English actor living in California and trapped in a mundane cycle of excess. News of the death of a childhood...
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Flashbacks of a Fool is a 2008 British drama film about a Hollywood actor who reflects upon his life following the death of his best friend. The film was directed by Baillie Walsh, and stars Daniel Craig, Felicity Jones, Harry Eden, Claire Forlani, Emilia Fox, Eve, Jodhi May and Miriam Karlin.
Daniel Craig stars as Joe, a self-destructive English actor living in California and trapped in a mundane cycle of excess. News of the death of a childhood friend, and the sudden collapse of his movie career, pushes Joe over the edge, and he attempts suicide by throwing himself into the ocean.
Drifting in the Pacific, we are taken back to Joe's teenage years in a sleepy English hamlet. We learn of Joe's sexual relationship with his mother's friend, Evelyn (Jodhi May), and the events that lead to the death of Evelyn's young daughter that cause him to flee home for a new life.
After Joe is washed up on the beach, the third act deals with Joe's return to England to see his family, and dealing with...
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