Quentin Crisp's acting debut in Captain Busby (1967) | BFI National Archive
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- Опубліковано 28 кві 2008
- Quentin Crisp makes his acting debut in this extract from the 1967 short Captain Busby.
Based on a surreal poem by Philip O'Connor, 'Captain Busby' is truly a curate's egg. The first half of the film sees the eponymous captain (played by O'Connor) enacting the bizarre actions of the verse, chewing his beard, bouncing through a second storey open window and "frowning at a passing ceiling". In the second half, a surreal interplay involving a carrot unfolds at a railway station. What does it all mean? Very little, one suspects. Instead, enjoy the pleasingly peculiar lines (the curious rhythms and phrasing are similar to the choice wordplay in 1980's 'Sir Henry At Rawlinson End'), the arresting visuals and, above all, a rare acting role for Quentin Crisp as the stationmaster. O'Connor and Crisp, two very British eccentrics, were to become close friends until the former's death in 1998. (Alex Davidson)
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I love the line, "Madam, the carrot is in the drawer!".Lol... I also noticed that Quentin Crisp wore no make-up and looked washed out. Though John Hurt's resemblance to him is very apparent...
Even their voices are very similar.Mr Hurt did not need to do much altering to nail Mr Crisp.P.S. He did one hell of a good job with the role....Peace John
Dream sequence
Genius.
Quite right 01276. Cant think of much else to say about it. How it can be compared with the splendid Sir Henry at Rawlinsons End ,I dont know.
why was this man famous?
because he had elan and style.
Want a splendid performance, such skill and sense of presence, such poise and elegance, truly fantastic....Oh sorry, not this. This was utter horse shit.