The Ice King
Directed by
James Erskine
DVD
$29.95
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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. Above all, an artist and an athlete whose body time and time again – sometimes against his will – becomes a political battlefield.
Cast
- John Curry
- Freddie Fox (narrator)
DVD Features
On the Beautiful Blue Danube: Creating the Music of The Ice King
The Ice King Director Q & A
Discs: 1
- "The brilliance of the British figure skater is celebrated in a documentary that doesn’t shy away from his demons."
- "A startling, insightful portrait of John Curry, ice-skating champion and gay icon."
- "The skating legend John Curry is the subject of this soft and sweetly elegiac sports documentary that is moving and earnest without once being saccharine or hagiographical."
- "Easily one of the best documentary offerings so far this year, The Ice King is a fine testament to an artist who challenged preconceptions and prejudices, both on and off the ice."
Awards & Recognition
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