in this follow up to the naked civil servant we see the final year of quentin crisp life in new york . john hurt be again crisp ( come on who else could play the part . ) and it a role he inhabit to the point of disappear . for me hurt be crisp and i have always find it very hard to take the man himself because hurt be more him than he be himself . it masterful performance . his equal be denis ohare a phillip steele and crisp long time friend and confidant . unfortunately outside of the performance the film have little to recommend it . to be certain the film get the detail right . film in and around new york the film the film look and feel like new york and it environs and but dramatically it kind of inert . it crisp talk to people be witty and try to come to term with the world a it be ( he end up regret some poorly choose word concern aid ) and deal with the infirmity that old age thrust upon him . quentin the man be always interesting and but his life a portrayed be really not . i be disappoint by the film . i have always admire the man and his unique point of view . i just wish he be well serve by this film about his life .