Resident Alien

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Resident Alien

1990

1h 25m

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This documentary looks at the unconventional life of British writer and actor Quentin Crisp. An outwardly flamboyant gay man, Crisp endured many indignities as a youth in London. Eventually, however, he found recognition as an author and later as a theater performer both in England and across the pond in New York City. Among the famous who appear in the film are Sting and also John Hurt, who famously portrayed Crisp in a TV adaptation of the writer's renowned book "The Naked Civil Servant."

Christopher Null

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an enigma

Rated: 2.5/5

Sep 30, 2005

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You've got the wrong Robert Patrick here guys, it's the playwright not the actor

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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Interesting but could have been a lot better.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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An overly stylized portrait of a very interesting guy. I wish there was more Crisp, less Art in this movie.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Tender homage to eccentric anachronism, Quentin Crisp, an Englishman in New York and the original celebrity famous for being famous. "A professional failure." Great footage of a gritty pre-Guiliani Manhattan.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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delightful faboulous

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Une sorte de maelstrom compulsif, ou tout semble aller de pair quand on commence par s'enfuir de chez soi pour tapiner a Londres dans les annees 30, avant de partir decouvrir New York a 70 ans passes.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Synopsis

This documentary looks at the unconventional life of British writer and actor Quentin Crisp. An outwardly flamboyant gay man, Crisp endured many indignities as a youth in London. Eventually, however, he found recognition as an author and later as a theater performer both in England and across the pond in New York City. Among the famous who appear in the film are Sting and also John Hurt, who famously portrayed Crisp in a TV adaptation of the writer's renowned book "The Naked Civil Servant."

Director: Jonathan Nossiter
Producer: Jonathan Nossiter
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 23, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $3.1K
Runtime: 1h 25m

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