I had only heard of Quentin Crisp, knowing only his name even though I am over 60. This film was a great way to have been formally introduced to him. It wasn't until after seeing the film that I looked for a performance of Crisp's and found that John Hurt did a superb job at imitating him. In the performance I saw, Mr. Crisp spoke slightly faster, but he didn't look as ancient as Hurt did in the film either. In a later documentary, I found that it wasn't a joke that Mr. Crisp didn't dust his apartment and when he said the dirt didn't change after four years, he wasn't joking at all.
I can't tell you anything about Mr. Crisp because I knew so little myself, but I can say the film was moving and engaging. I really enjoyed it and would recommend it.
I can't tell you anything about Mr. Crisp because I knew so little myself, but I can say the film was moving and engaging. I really enjoyed it and would recommend it.