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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.
Aug 28, 1998 · A Merry War. Roger Ebert August 28, 1998. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. "A Merry War" is the insipid and enigmatic new title for a film released in England as "Keep the Aspidistra Flying."
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 and based on the 1936 novel by George Orwell.
A Merry War is a 2004 comedy film starring Richard E. Grant as a poet who quits his job and faces financial and personal troubles. The film has mixed reviews from critics and audiences, with a rating of 3.5/5 on Rotten Tomatoes.
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.
A Merry War (1997) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and 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...
