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Aug 28, 1998 · Richard E. Grant stars as Gordon Comstock, a poet who quits his job in advertising and struggles to survive in 1930s London. The film is adapted from George Orwell's novel Keep the Aspidistra Flying and features Helena Bonham Carter, Julian Wadham and Jim Carter.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Robert Bierman
- 1998-08-28
United Kingdom. Language. English. Box office. $373,830 [2] Keep the Aspidistra Flying (released in the United States, New Zealand, South Africa and Zimbabwe as A Merry War) is a 1997 British romantic comedy - drama film directed by Robert Bierman [3] and based on the 1936 novel by George Orwell.
Aug 28, 1998 · A Merry War is a 1998 film based on George Orwell's novel Keep the Aspidistra Flying, about a poet who quits advertising and struggles in the Depression. Roger Ebert praises the film's sardonic humor and its faithful adaptation of Orwell's themes and characters.
A Merry War is a 2005 British film about a poet who quits his job and faces financial and personal challenges. The film stars Richard E. Grant, Helena Bonham Carter, and Julian Wadham, and has mixed reviews from critics and audiences.
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- Robert Bierman
- PG-13
- Richard E. Grant
The 1997 film adaptation was released in the United States as A Merry War. "Keep the aspidistra flying!" is the final line of Nexus by Henry Miller, published in 1959. Orwell owned some of Miller's works while he was working at Booklovers' Corner. The books were banned in the UK at the time. Plot summary
- George Orwell
- 1936
Brief Synopsis. Read More. Gordon Comstock is a copywriter at an ad agency where his girlfriend Rosemary is a designer. He promptly resigns to become "a poet and a free man." Although many of his friends express reservations, Gordon is not to be detered in his determination to write and lodges in a one-room apartment while wo. Cast & Crew.
Dec 1, 2014 · A Merry War Trailer 1998 Director: Stuart Paul Starring: Harriet Walter, Helena Bonham Carter, Richard E. Grant, , , Official Content From A-Pix Based on a novel by George Orwell. In 1930'S...
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