Keep The Aspidistra Flying
1997
Based on George Orwell's autobiographical novel, a struggling writer in 1930s London is torn between his literary ideals and the commercial compromises needed to survive, while his bookshop job provides both income and constant frustration. Richard E. Grant plays Orwell's thinly veiled alter ego Gordon Comstock in this British period drama.
Director
- Robert Bierman
Cast
- Richard E. Grant
- Helena Bonham Carter
- Julian Wadham
- Jim Carter
- Harriet Walter
- Lesley Vickerage
- Barbara Leigh-Hunt
Filming Locations
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Park Lane Hotel
The Art Deco Palm Court ballroom was used for some scenes.