Keep the Aspidistra Flying (film)

Keep the Aspidistra Flying (released in the United States and New Zealand as A Merry War) is a 1997 British romantic comedy film directed by Robert Bierman[2] and based on the novel by George Orwell. The screenplay was written by Alan Plater and was produced by Peter Shaw.[2] The film stars Richard E. Grant and Helena Bonham Carter.

Keep the Aspidistra Flying
Directed byRobert Bierman
Produced byPeter Shaw
Screenplay byAlan Plater
Based onKeep the Aspidistra Flying by George Orwell
StarringRichard E. Grant
Helena Bonham Carter
Music byMike Batt
CinematographyGiles Nuttgens
Edited byBill Wright
Production
company
Distributed byLions Gate Films
Release date
  • 21 November 1997 (1997-11-21)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office$373,830[1]

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
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References
  1. "A Merry War (1998)". The Numbers. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  2. "Keep the Aspidistra Flying". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 15 March 2016.


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