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Chelsea Hotel

1981Movie55 min

75
GreatGoodWatch score

A nostalgic tv movie movie about show business and pop culture.

Good for friends night · teens · background watch

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Story

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.

Feels like

  • New York
  • Bohemian Culture
  • Eccentric Artists
  • Counter Culture
  • Documentary
  • Intimate Portrait
  • Cultural Hub
  • Nostalgia
  • 1980s

Cast

Crew

Directed by
Nigel Finch
Produced by
Alan Yentob

Everyone

Pick a department, or search for a name or a job (“editor”, “stunt”).

Facts

January 3, 1981 · 55 min · TV Movie, Documentary

Released
January 3, 1981
Runtime
55 min
Genres
TV Movie, Documentary
Original language
English
Made in
United Kingdom