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Chelsea Hotel

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.

Top Cast

  • Arthur Marks III

    Arthur Marks III

    Self – Tour guide

  • Stanley Bard

    Stanley Bard

    Self – Manager

  • George Kleinsinger

    George Kleinsinger

    Self

  • Quentin Crisp

    Quentin Crisp

    Self

  • Virgil Thomson

    Virgil Thomson

    Self

  • Larry Rivers

    Larry Rivers

    Self

  • Alphaeus Cole

    Alphaeus Cole

    Self

  • Jobriath Boone

    Jobriath Boone

    Self

  • Nico

    Nico

    Self

Overview

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.

Rating

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