Chelsea Hotel
·
1981
·55min
This TV documentary shows some of the colourful residents of and people connected with the New York Chelsea Hotel. Some highlights include Andy Warhol and William Burroughs having dinner; Quentin Crisp pontificating in a blue rinse hairdo on his balcony and Nico forgetting what she is talking about halfway through a dour rendition of "Chelsea Girls". A number of lesser-known characters also appear, linked together by a tour guide walking around the building and some sub-Shining sequences of a child cycling round the landings on a rickety tricycle.
Storyline
This TV documentary shows some of the colourful residents of and people connected with the New York Chelsea Hotel. Some highlights include Andy Warhol and William Burroughs having dinner; Quentin Crisp pontificating in a blue rinse hairdo on his balcony and Nico forgetting what she is talking about halfway through a dour rendition of "Chelsea Girls". A number of lesser-known characters also appear, linked together by a tour guide walking around the building and some sub-Shining sequences of a child cycling round the landings on a rickety tricycle.
Released
1/3/1981
Runtime
55min
Director
Genre
Status
Released
Language
English
Production
Illuminations Films, BBC, BBC Arena
Cast
Arthur Marks III
Self – Tour guide
Stanley Bard
Self – Manager
George Kleinsinger
Self
Quentin Crisp
Self
Virgil Thomson
Self
Larry Rivers
Self
Alphaeus Cole
Self
Jobriath Boone
Self
Nico
Self
Viva
Self
Joe Bidewell
Self
Susan Kleinsinger
Self (uncredited)
Bernard Lias
Self (uncredited)
Andy Warhol
Self (uncredited)
William S. Burroughs
Self (uncredited)
Alexandra Auder
Self (uncredited)
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