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Keep the Aspidistra Flying

PG19971h 41mRobert Bierman

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Gordon Comstock is a copywriter at an ad agency, and his girlfriend Rosemary is a designer. Gordon believes he is a genius, a marvelous poet and quits the ad agency, trying to live on his poems, but poverty soon comes to him.

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EnglandPoetPovertyWriter

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What is Keep the Aspidistra Flying (1997) about?

Gordon Comstock is a copywriter at an ad agency, and his girlfriend Rosemary is a designer. Gordon believes he is a genius, a marvelous poet and quits the ad agency, trying to live on his poems, but poverty soon comes to him.

Who stars in Keep the Aspidistra Flying?

Keep the Aspidistra Flying stars Helena Bonham Carter (Rosemary), Richard E. Grant (Gordon Comstock), Julian Wadham (Ravelston), Jim Carter (Erskine), Harriet Walter (Julia Comstock). The film was directed by Robert Bierman.

How long is Keep the Aspidistra Flying?

Keep the Aspidistra Flying has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1997. It is rated PG.

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