Keep the Aspidistra Flying (film)
| Keep the Aspidistra Flying | |
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| Directed by | Robert Bierman |
| Produced by | Peter Shaw |
| Written by | Alan Plater George Orwell (novel) |
| Starring | Richard E. Grant Helena Bonham Carter |
| Music by | Mike Batt |
| Cinematography | Giles Nuttgens |
| Edited by | Bill Wright |
| Distributed by | BBC Films First Independent Films Lions Gate Films |
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101 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $373,830[1] |
Keep the Aspidistra Flying (released in the United States and New Zealand as A Merry War) is a 1997 romance/comedy film directed by Robert Bierman[2] and based on the eponymous novel by George Orwell. The screenplay was written by Alan Plater and was produced by Peter Shaw.[2] The film stars Richard E. Grant as Gordon Comstock and Helena Bonham Carter as Rosemary.
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Plot
Gordon Comstock (Grant), is a successful copywriter at a flourishing advertising firm in 1930s London. His girlfriend and co-worker, Rosemary (Bonham Carter), fears he may never settle down with her when he suddenly disavows his money-based lifestyle and quits his job for the artistic satisfaction of writing poetry.
Cast
- Richard E. Grant as Gordon Comstock
- Helena Bonham Carter as Rosemary
- Julian Wadham as Ravelston
- Jim Carter as Erskine
- Harriet Walter as Julia Comstock
- Lesley Vickerage as Hermione
- Barbara Leigh-Hunt as Mrs. Wisbeach (credited as Barbara Leigh Hunt)
- Liz Smith as Mrs. Meakin
- Dorothy Atkinson as Dora
- John Clegg as McKechnie
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External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Keep the Aspidistra Flying at IMDb
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