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101 min - Comedy | Drama | Romance - 28 August 1998 (USA)

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Ratings: 6.2/10 from 913 users
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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... See full summary »

Director:

Robert Bierman

Writers:

George Orwell (novel), Alan Plater (screenplay)

Stars:

Richard E. Grant, Helena Bonham Carter and Julian Wadham

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Richard E. Grant	...	Gordon Comstock
	Helena Bonham Carter	...	Rosemary
	Julian Wadham	...	Ravelston
	Jim Carter	...	Erskine
	Harriet Walter	...	Julia Comstock
	Lesley Vickerage	...	Hermione
	Barbara Leigh-Hunt	...	Mrs. Wisbeach (as Barbara Leigh Hunt)
	Liz Smith	...	Mrs. Meakin
	John Clegg	...	McKechnie
	Bill Wallis	...	Mr. Cheeseman
	Lill Roughley	...	Mrs. Trilling
	Dorothea Alexander	...	Old Woman
	Peter Stockbridge	...	Old Man
	Grant Parsons	...	Beautiful Young Man
	Malcolm Sinclair	...	Paul Doring

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Storyline

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. Written by Anonymous

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some sex-related material See all certifications »

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Language:

English

Release Date:

28 August 1998 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

La stagione dell'aspidistra See more »

Filming Locations:

Ealing Studios, Ealing, London, England, UK See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$373,830 (USA) (30 August 1998) (5 Screens)

Gross:

$373,830 (USA) (30 August 1998)

Company Credits

Production Co:

BBC Films, Bonaparte Films, Overseas FilmGroup See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Rankcolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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Goofs

Continuity: There is a suitcase beside Gordon as he sits on the park bench. When he leaves the park with Rosemary, Gordon does not carry the suitcase with him although it is no longer beside the bench. See more »

Quotes

Gordon Comstock: When you're lying in the gutter, you've got nowhere to fall.
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Soundtracks

"Tiger in the Night"
Music and Lyrics by Mike Batt
Performed by Colin Blunstone See more »