Richard E. Grant
Gordon Comstock
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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. The screenplay was written by Alan Plater and was produced by Peter Shaw. [3]
- $373,830
- Mike Batt
- 21 November 1997
- Peter Shaw
Aug 28, 1998 · A Merry War: Directed by Robert Bierman. With Richard E. Grant, Helena Bonham Carter, Julian Wadham, Jim Carter. Gordon Comstock quits his job at an advertising agency in order to write poetry, only to find that poets, like everyone else, need money.
- (1.5K)
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Robert Bierman
- 1998-08-28
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
- 318 (hardback), 248 (paperback)
- 1936
- 20 April 1936
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Aug 28, 1998 · Alan Plater. "A Merry War" is the insipid and enigmatic new title for a film released in England as "Keep the Aspidistra Flying." That also may not be an inspired title, but at least it is the title of the famous 1936 novel by George Orwell, and a pun on the communist slogan "Keep the Red Flag Flying." In Orwell's England, the aspidistra, a ...
Keep the Aspidistra Flying is 18614 on the JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts today. The movie has moved up the charts by 15095 places since yesterday. In the United States, it is currently more popular than Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! but less popular than Ghosting.
- Rosemary; Gordon Comstock; Ravelston
- Robert Bierman
- 1997
- 12
20 Nov 1997. Running Time: 101 minutes. Certificate: 15. Original Title: Keep The Aspidistra Flying. No real sex, no violence, no action and no slapstick comedy. In the absence of such investor ...
Oct 6, 1997 · Keep the Aspidistra Flying George Orwell's sole comic novel, the story of an egocentric, struggling poet in '30s London, gets a terrific adaptation by scripter Alan Plater and casting that seems ...
