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Resident Alien

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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."

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Christopher Null Filmcritic.com an enigma Rated: 2.5/5 Sep 30, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member 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 Full Review Audience Member Interesting but could have been a lot better. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member 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 Full Review Audience Member 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 Full Review Audience Member delightful faboulous Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member 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 Full Review Read all reviews
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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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