Following the hit biographical TV drama 'The Naked Civil Servant' flamboyant gay icon Quentin Crisp moved from England to New York, where he became what he'd always craved to be -
a successful drama queen. This film, with John Hurt successfully resurrecting his earlier role, follows the ageing Crisp through the ups and downs of his life in the Big Apple.
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LET'S GET LOST (1988)
Certification15 Our Rating
Winner of an Oscar for "Best Documentary", this film (beautifully shot in black and white) recaptures the life and music of the late, great jazz trumpeter Chet Baker. The founder of the Californian school of "Cool Jazz" this film is in itself remarkably cool and stylish.
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SEX AND DRUGS AND ROCK AND ROLL (2009)
Certification15 Our Rating
A wonderful portrait of Ian Dury - he the polio crippled lyricist and front man for punk icons The Blockheads and a self-pitying, class conscious, angry, supremely talented loud mouth - struggling to relate to his pre-teen son and familial duties.
'Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll' is a top notch drama about a real life person, warts, foul language and all, and you neither need to love his music, punk generally nor, indeed, any form of music to appreciate this gem of a film.
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