Fresh
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.
Derek Elley, Variety
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An Englishman in New York
Overview
Biographical drama based on the last 20 years of Crisp's life. The literary figure and gay iconoclast emigrated to New York in 1981 and lived there until his death. The film observes Crisp in both his public and private lives, from his seemingly cavalier response to the outbreak of AIDS to his tender relationship with his friend Patrick Angus and his own response to growing old.
Director and cast
- Richard Laxton Director
- John Hurt as Quentin Crisp
- Denis O'Hare as Phillip Steele
- Jonathan Tucker as Patrick Angus
- Cynthia Nixon as Penny Arcade
- Swoosie Kurtz as Connie Clausen
- Jeff Applegate as Journalist
- Silver Bramham as Orlando
- Twinkle Burke as Audience Member #3
- David Douglas as Audience Member #5
- Benjamin Eakeley as Young Man
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
71%
Tomatometer
Fresh
It deserves to be seen for another of Hurt's exquisitely observed performances.
Ray Bennett, Hollywood Reporter
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