Keep the Aspidistra Flying (1997)
Genre: Romance / Comedy
Duration: 101 minuten
Alternative titles: A Merry War / Comstock and Rosemary
Country:
United Kingdom
Directed by: Robert Bierman
Stars: Richard E. Grant, Helena Bonham Carter and Julian Wadham
IMDb score:
6,3 (1.637)
Releasedate: 20 November 1997
Keep the Aspidistra Flying plot
London, 1930s. Gordon Comstock (Richard E. Grant) is a highly successful copywriter at an advertising agency. In an impulsive mood he decides to quit his job and to devote himself to writing poems. However, this does not go down well with his girlfriend Rosemary (Helena Bonham Carter) who wants nothing more than to marry Gordon and live a quiet life.
Actors and actresses
Rosemary
Gordon Comstock
Ravelston
Erskine
Julia Comstock
Hermione
Mrs. Wisbeach
Mrs Meakin
McKechnie
Paul Doring
Reviews & comments
renske
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- 1105 messages
- 926 votes
Indeed. I laughed my head off. Great film. Richard Grant is hilarious.
Funny, when I told someone today that I had seen the movie 'keep the aspidistra flying', she asked if it was a SF movie.
Nice background music too.
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tsjidde
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- 2112 messages
- 4040 votes
Keep the Aspidistra Flying is a very tasty film with a fantastic soundtrack! Also excellent acting and beautifully shot.
4.5*
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clubsport
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- 3890 messages
- 6993 votes
Gordon Comstock is perhaps the most annoyingly written character I have ever seen in a movie, he is annoyingly arrogant, conceited, but at least he is someone who dares to give up his job at an advertising agency to pursue his dreams of becoming famous as a poetry writer.
However, his character gets in his way and he sabotages himself more than once.
However, it is disappointing to see that he suddenly throws everything overboard at the last moment because his girlfriend, who doesn't really like him that much, turns out to be pregnant with his child.
Once again a film with a clear message that the man should sacrifice himself in a boring job and should not have any dreams.
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