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An Englishman in New York

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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 Voice.
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Adam Keleman Slant Magazine May 3, 2009
3/4
This fresh look at the gay culture and its desired goals establishes profound insight into what it means to be a true-to-spirit man these days, no matter if he happens to wear a little lipstick and maybe a scarf or two. Go to Full Review
Derek Elley Variety Mar 6, 2009
Hurt's perf gives some dramatic continuity to a production that is more a succession of setpieces than a through-drama per se -- at least until its affecting later stages. Go to Full Review
Ray Bennett The Hollywood Reporter Feb 13, 2009
It deserves to be seen for another of Hurt's exquisitely observed performances. Go to Full Review
Jasper Rees The Arts Desk Sep 7, 2020
Perhaps it was only a matter of time before Hurt returned to a role which, more than any other, crystallised his instinctive understanding for society's outsiders. Go to Full Review
Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Sep 7, 2020
2.5/4.0
Hurt's performance as the flamboyant and lively Crisp is practically flawless. Go to Full Review
Phil Hogan Observer (UK) Jun 22, 2018
As a raconteur he had his moments but you could only listen to so many cod Confucian aphorisms about life, love and death ("Beauty is in the eye of the possessor"; "Every day you live is a kind of triumph" etc) without wanting to punch someone yourself. Go to Full Review
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Alec B @Alec97 Feb 27, 2024 Less focused than "The Naked Civil Servant" but Hurt is still perfect and it is good to see them addressing Crisp's late in life controversies honestly. See more Sep 21, 2016 John Hurt continues to impress as Quentin Crisp See more Nov 9, 2015 good bio-pic of Quentin Crisp See more Oct 2, 2013 John Hurt gives a great performance as Quentin Crisp. See more Oct 24, 2012 Hurt's bravura performance not matched by support. See more Aug 21, 2012 Persistence is your greatest weapon. It is in the nature of barriers that they fall. Do not seek to become like your opponents. You have the burden and the great joy of being outsiders. Every day you live as a kind of triumph. This you should cling onto. You should make no effort to try and join society. Stay right where you are. Give your name and serial number and wait for society to form itself around you. Because it will most certainly will. Neither look forward where there is doubt nor backward where this is regret. Look inward and ask not if there is anything outside that you want but whether there is anything inside that you have not yet unpacked. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis 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 Voice.
Director
Richard Laxton
Producer
Amanda Jenks
Screenwriter
Brian Fillis
Production Co
Leopard Drama
Genre
Drama, Biography, LGBTQ+
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 2, 2017
Runtime
1h 15m
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