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Resident Alien (1990)
Director: Jonathan Nossiter
Cast: Quentin Crisp, Peter Walker, Gilbert Stafford, Gus Rogerson
Runtime83 min
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At age 73, writer and melancholy master of the bon mot, Quentin Crisp (1908-1999), became an Englishman in New York. Nossiter's camera follows Crisp about the streets of Manhattan, where Crisp seems very much at home, wearing eye shadow, appearing on a makeshift stage, making and repeating wry observations, talking to John Hurt (who played Crisp in the autobiographical TV movie, "The Naked Civil Servant"), and dining with friends. Others who know Crisp comment on him, on his life as an openly gay man with an effeminate manner, and on his place in the history of gays' social struggle. The portrait that emerges is of one wit and of suffering.
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Resident Alien (1990), directed by Jonathan Nossiter, offers a unique and insightful portrait of the legendary writer and gay icon Quentin Crisp. With Crisp himself as the central figure, the film provides an intimate glimpse into the life and wit of this melancholy master of the bon mot, showcasing his effortless charm and social commentary as he navigates the streets of New York City at age 73.
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Resident Alien is a 1990 documentary film about the life of British writer and actor Quentin Crisp. directed, produced and edited by Jonathan Nossiter, and co-produced by Dean Silvers. Resident Alien was Crisp's first documentary; it was followed by Naked in New York in 1994 and The Celluloid Closet in 1995.
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