An Englishman in NY

This is the story of Quentin Crisp from when he moved to NY portrayed by John Hurt. It goes through how he became the darling of the media for his pithy remarks until he overstepped the mark with a flippant comment about how AIDS was just something fashionable. He was villified for it. It goes through some of his comments such as the dust doesn't get any worse after 4 years and showing him in his cold water flat in the lower East Side. He had money it was just that he found you could live on peanuts and champagne at the various events he attended. He was ressurected by Penny Arcade and they worked together. He eventually got more gigs touring around the country with his "an evening with Quentin Crisp" tour. He didn't believe in love. He had such a contrary view to most that it was inevitable he would come to some impasse. The film made some lame attempt to show he did care with his friend finding out he was donating money to AIDS research. I had to laugh as they had him ensconsed in some classic style diner. In actual fact the place he used to hang out was a dive in the East Village with pink neon lights. He used to set himself up in the front window to allow people to come along and pay to speak with him. He lived on his wit and racconteur. A truly unique individual.