I've seen the one written by his secretary about his last days. (Can't remember the name of it.) And now this one. But surely there are other films based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's life?
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I can think of two: "F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the Belles" (1974); and "F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood" (1976). I was lucky enough to find a copy of "F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the Belles" on a dollar-store DVD, (paired with "Hazard of Hearts" on the same disc). I was pleased, because "Last of the Belles" is my favorite of the two movies. Good luck in trying to find them. Maybe one of the cable stations will show them.
shareThere's also The Last of the Belles. It's based on that short story of his but it starts and ends with by showing Scott and Zelda circa 1929 when their lives were beginning to fall apart.
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That's Last Call, made for Showtime in 2002. It's the one the OP was thinking of, too. I highly recommend it. Neve Campbell plays Frances Kroll, the young secretary who came to work for Fitzgerald (Irons) in 1938 and assisted him in writing The Last Tycoon, which he died before he could finish. Frances did not know who FSF was when she went to work for him, but she had the bravery and courage that comes from not knowing that you can't do something, and so she harnessed his energies into his writing and kept him on the wagon, made sure he ate and fussed at him about his smoking. She also reluctantly mediated Scott and Sheilah's lovers' quarrels. It's low key and beautifully done, IMO.
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