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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).
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Apr 27, 2009 · 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
The film observes Crisp in both his public and private lives, from his seemingly cavalier response to the outbreak of AIDS to his tender relationship with his friend Patrick Angus and his own response to growing old.
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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- John Hurt
- Richard Laxton
- Drama, Biography, LGBTQ+
Feb 3, 2017 · Richard Laxton directed John Hurt in 2009's An Englishman in New York, a biographical movie chronicling Quentin Crisp's later life.
- Richard Laxton
Quentin Crisp : Mr. Steele, if your happiness is entirely dependent on another's love, you will never truly be happy. If your love is valuable to you, it is because you give it. You must be ready to expect nothing in return. Once you accept this, your heart will never be broken again.
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. Agent Connie Clausen (Swoosie Kurtz) enables him to be a "resident alien", writing movie reviews and dispensing ...
