![]() ![]() In the low class Lambeth neighborhood, it is offered to the impoverished bookstore clerk as a sign of affection by his kindly landlady. It’s a hardy houseplant, used in the story to connote middle-class London respectability when placed on the windowsill of a flat. Much ado is made about aspidistra in this comedy adapted from the semi-autobiographical novel of George Orwell. “The uninspired script makes a mockery of Orwell’s intentions to sympathize with an artist who is prepared to make his own way in the world.” ![]() Meakin), Harriet Walter (Julia Comstock) Runtime: 101 First Independent/Overseas 1997-UK) Grant (Gordon Comstock), Helena Bonham Carter (Rosemary), Julian Wadham (Ravelston), Lesley Vickerage (Hermoine), Jim Carter (Erskine), Liz Smith (Mrs. (director: Robert Bierman screenwriters: from a George Orwell novel/Alan Plater cinematographer: Giles Nuttgens editor: Bill Wright cast: Richard E. KEEP THE ASPIDISTRA FLYING (AKA: A MERRY WAR) ![]()
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