The Ice King

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The Ice King

2018

1h 29m

Documentary

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Filmmaker James Erskine profiles the life of James Curry, the first openly gay Olympic athlete.

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Leah Pickett

Chicago Reader

03/07/2019

Erksine forgoes talking heads for interspersed audio of Curry's peers and admirers, keeping the film's visual and emotional focus on the man himself and the transporting power of his art.

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Rachel Cooke

New Statesman

07/11/2018

With its attention to family and changing attitudes both to gender and sexuality... this was social history of the best, by which I mean the slyest, kind.

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Donald Clarke

Irish Times

03/02/2018

4/5

James Erskine's excellent documentary suggests that, at the height of his career, Curry's gayness was somewhere between a rumour and an open secret.

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Peter Sobczynski

eFilmCritic.com

03/07/2019

Even if you have little interest in the world of figure skating, this is still an interesting look at a true pioneer whose innovations and influences can still be felt and recognized to this day.

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

04/30/2018

4/5

An unusually moving documentary about a remarkable man.

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Paul Whitington

Irish Independent

03/05/2018

4/5

John Erskine's absorbing documentary The Ice King explores Curry's short but hectic life using archive footage and interviews. His grace on the ice still makes one gasp.

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Synopsis

Filmmaker James Erskine profiles the life of James Curry, the first openly gay Olympic athlete.

Director: James Erskine
Producer: Victoria Gregory, James Erskine
Screenwriter: James Erskine
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 21, 2019
Runtime: 1h 29m

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