An Englishman in New York (film)

An Englishman in New York
Directed by	Richard Laxton
Produced by	Amanda Jenks
Written by	Brian Fillis
Starring	John Hurt; Denis O'Hare; Jonathan Tucker; Swoosie Kurtz; Cynthia Nixon
Music by	Paul Englishby
Release dates	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> 7 February 2009 (Berlinale); ; ; ; ;
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

An Englishman in New York is a 2009 biographical film that chronicles the years gay English writer Quentin Crisp spent in New York City, starring John Hurt reprising his role as Crisp from The Naked Civil Servant (1975). The film takes its title from "Englishman in New York", a song about Crisp written by Sting for the 1987 album ...Nothing Like the Sun.

Plot

The film follows Quentin Crisp’s move in the late 1970s from London to New York City, where he was embraced by celebrities and artists.^[1]

John Hurt as Quentin Crisp^[1]
Denis O'Hare as Phillip Steele (an amalgam character based on Crisp's friends Phillip Ward and Tom Steele)
Jonathan Tucker as Patrick Angus, an American artist and Crisp's friend^[1]
Swoosie Kurtz as Connie Clausen, Crisp's agent^[1]
Cynthia Nixon as Penny Arcade, a performance artist and playwright who takes an interest in Crisp^[1]

In 2010, An Englishman in New York was nominated for a GLAAD Media Award for "Outstanding TV Movie or Mini-Series" during the 21st GLAAD Media Awards.^[2]

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