Chelsea Hotel (1981)
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.
Director: Nigel Finch
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Arthur Marks III as Self – Tour guide |
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Stanley Bard as Self – Manager |
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George Kleinsinger as Self |
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Quentin Crisp as Self |
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Virgil Thomson as Self |
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Larry Rivers as Self |
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Alphaeus Cole as Self |
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Jobriath Boone as Self |
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Nico as Self |
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Viva as Self |
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Joe Bidewell as Self |
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Susan Kleinsinger as Self (uncredited) |
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Bernard Lias as Self (uncredited) |
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Andy Warhol as Self (uncredited) |
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William S. Burroughs as Self (uncredited) |
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Alexandra Auder as Self (uncredited) |
| Directing | Nigel Finch | Director |
| Production | Alan Yentob | Producer |
| Camera | Mike Southon | Camera Operator |
| Camera | John Keeping | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Bryan Showell | Sound |
| Lighting | Tony Hester | Electrician |
| Sound | Alan Dykes | ADR Mixer |
| Production | Rosemary Budge | Production Assistant |
| Editing | Gerry Pomeroy | Editor |
| Editing | Ray Hough | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Anthony Wall | Researcher |
