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Resident Alien

5.519901h 23mMovieDocumentary

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,…

DirectorJonathan Nossiter

WriterJonathan Nossiter

ProducerJonathan Nossiter

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Availability shown for United States · rights vary by country

Cast · Directed by Jonathan Nossiter

Dinner Hostess / Writer

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Is Resident Alien based on a true story?

Yes — Resident Alien is based on true events, dramatising real people and events (some details may be fictionalised for the screen).