An Englishman in New York |  | Director: Richard Laxton
Actors: John Hurt, Denis O'Hare, Jonathan Tucker, Cynthia Nixon, Swoosie Kurtz
Studio: Breaking Glass Pictures
Category: DVD
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Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Running Time: 91 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: BGPDQCC207D
UPC: 853937002070
EAN: 0853937002070
ASIN: B002VTUBM0
Theatrical Release Date: 2010
Release Date: February 23, 2010
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Studio: Breaking Glass Pictures Release Date: 02/23/2010
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Outsider on the Inside December 27, 2009
Amaranth (Northern California)
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
"An Englishman in New York" is a superb biopic on Quentin Crisp, reprised by John Hurt who had been in the original The Naked Civil Servant Crisp settles down in the Big Apple, just as gay culture around him is changing. His friend Patrick introduces him to a bar where there are muscular "clones"--and as a dandy he feels out of place. He makes wise,witty observations on the nature of life and love,and the importance of living with integrity. Crisp never lived in the closet. Crisp was at once a man of his time--he knew under British law he could be imprisoned for his consensual,intimate acts with other men--and he paved the way for others like himself to be free.
John Hurt perfectly portrays Crisp as the quasi-Buddhist, observant, insightful and wise. Hurt is still a wonderful actor,even if he stars in clunkers like The Oxford Murders ( Crimes à Oxford ) [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - Spain ] Cynthia Nixon of Sex and the City: The Complete Series (Collector's Giftset) briefly portrays his late in life friend/performance artist Penny Arcade.
The movie even has a film within the film itself--Crisp starring as Queen Elizabeth I in Orlando Surprisingly,Tilda Swinton doesn't make a cameo. The aged,slowly dying Crisp ironically intones,"Never die. Never grow old" as he bestows a queenly blessing.
"An Englishman in New York" is great as a biopic/documentary,or simply as a drama. It's a quiet little masterpiece.
John Hurt is Quentin Crisp November 17, 2009
Amos Lassen (Little Rock, Arkansas)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
"An Englishman in New York"
John Hurt is Quentin Crisp
Amos Lassen
If you have never seen "An Englishman in New York", you are lucky because Breaking Glass Pictures is releasing it on DVD. It is a loving and honest look at gay icon, Quentin Crisp, in his later years and John Hurt gives quite a performance as Crisp. There is an excellent supporting cast with Cynthia Nixon and Swoosie Kurtz and Denis O'Hare.
This is not just a biography as it looks at issues critical to the gay community--prejudice against us, the way AIDS was looked at in the 80's and other topics.
The director, Brian Fillis, has done a wonderful job with the film and it is as close to a perfect film as one can get.
In 1975, Crisp was 66 years old and he had given up on finding fame during his lifetime but when the film "The Naked Civil Servant" was released he suddenly became a star and with it he opened the closet door for many in Great Britain. Then he came to America and became the toast of New York with his witty barbs and eccentric behavior. His best friend was Patrick, a young artist who began his own journey as Crisp watched. The movie is full of wit and candor and the movie shows us how easy it is for each person to be himself.
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