An Englishman in New York

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An Englishman in New York

2009

1h 15m

Drama

Biography

LGBTQ+

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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

05/03/2009

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.

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Derek Elley

Variety

03/06/2009

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.

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Ray Bennett

The Hollywood Reporter

02/13/2009

It deserves to be seen for another of Hurt's exquisitely observed performances.

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Jasper Rees

The Arts Desk

09/07/2020

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.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

09/07/2020

2.5/4.0

Hurt's performance as the flamboyant and lively Crisp is practically flawless.

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Phil Hogan

Observer (UK)

06/22/2018

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.

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Alec B

@Alec97 02/27/2024

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.

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09/21/2016

John Hurt continues to impress as Quentin Crisp

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11/09/2015

good bio-pic of Quentin Crisp

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10/02/2013

John Hurt gives a great performance as Quentin Crisp.

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10/24/2012

Hurt's bravura performance not matched by support.

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08/21/2012

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.

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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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