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AN ENGLISHMAN IN NEW YORK
The Television Movie!

The new drama, An Englishman in New York, by Brian Fillis is based on the diaries Mr. Crisp wrote in the newspaper The New York Native and on conversations with New Yorkers who remember him.

Mr. Crisp moved from London to New York on September 13, 1981 at age 72, and the movie depicts Quentin Crisp's life in New York City during the 1980s and 1990s.

This new biopic stars John Hurt, who portrayed Mr. Crisp in the 1975 movie The Naked Civil Servant. Included in the cast are Denis O'Hare, Jonathan Tucker, Swoosie Kurtz, and Cynthia Nixon. Click here to read more about it!

An Englishman in New York made its world premiere at The Berlin International Film Festival's Panaroma on February 11, 2009. A press viewing was held on February 7, 2009.

The film made its English debut at t
he 23rd London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, with screenings on March 26th and 27th! Click here for more info! Also shown was "Uncle Denis?", a film by Quentin's great-nephew Adrian Goycoolea! The movie's New York premiere was on April 27, 2009 at the Tribeca Film Festival.


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www.johnhurt.co.uk


UNCLE DENIS?
A film by Quentin's great-nephew,
Adrian Goycoolea













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March 3, 2000




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