DVD
The ice king
Languages
Closed-captioned.
Performers
Narration, Freddie Fox.
Publication Information
[New York, NY] : Film Movement, [2019]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (89 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
Not rated.
Summary
John Curry transformed ice-skating from a dated sport into an exalted art form. Coming out on the night of his Olympic win in 1976, he became the first openly gay Olympian in a time when homosexuality was not even fully legal. Toxic yet charming; rebellious yet elitist; emotionally aloof yet spectacularly needy; ferociously ambitious yet bent on self-destruction, this is a man forever on the run: from his father's ghost, his country, and even his own self.
Notes
Title from disc surface.
Based on the book "Alone: the triumph and tragedy of John Curry" by Bill Jones.
Originally produced as a documentary in 2018.
Bonus features: On the beautiful blue Danube: creating the music of The Ice King ; Q&A with director James Erskine.