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An Englishman in New York is a 2009 biographical film that chronicles the years gay English writer Quentin Crisp spent in New York City, starring John Hurt reprising his role as Crisp from The Naked Civil Servant (1975).
An Englishman in New York: Directed by Richard Laxton. With John Hurt, Denis O'Hare, Jonathan Tucker, Cynthia Nixon. The later years of Quentin Crisp's life in New York City.
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- Biography, Drama
- Richard Laxton
- 2009-04-27
Biographical drama based on the last 20 years of Crisp's life. The literary figure and gay iconoclast emigrated to New York in 1981 and lived there until his death.
Apr 27, 2009 · Overview. Biographical drama based on the last 20 years of Crisp's life. The literary figure and gay iconoclast emigrated to New York in 1981 and lived there until his death.
May 3, 2009 · An Englishman in New York. The film is a studied testament to the splintered state of the gay community. by Adam Keleman. May 3, 2009. In Richard Laxton’s An Englishman in New York, Quentin Crisp (John Hurt)—the notable makeup-wearing gay activist who was raised in the brutal, prejudice-filled streets of Sutton, England and brought over, at ...
Following the success of a movie based on his memoir, openly gay Quentin Crisp (John Hurt) leaves England for New York, stars in a one-man show and lands a gig as film critic for the Village...
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- Drama, Biography, LGBTQ+
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Following the success of his television biography The Naked Civil Servant (1975), Quentin Crisp (Sir John Hurt) is invited to America to lecture on How To Be Happy, and falls in love with New York City's more permissive ambiance.
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