Keep the Aspidistra Flying
Year:
1997
Production Country:
Great Britain
An adaptation of the novel by George Orwell. Centres round the relationship between an eccentric, budding-poet and his long-suffering girlfriend, and the formers passion to escape the dreaded symbol of middle class respectability - the aspidistra. They both work in an advertising agency, he as a copy writer, she as a designer.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Gordon Comstock Richard E. Grant
- Rosemary Helena Bonham Carter
- Ravelston Julian Wadham
- Erskine Jim Carter
- Julia Comstock Harriet Walter
- Hermione Lesley Vickerage
- Mrs Meakin Liz Smith
- Mrs Wisbeach Barbara Leigh-hunt
- McKechnie John Clegg
- Cheeseman Bill Wallis
- Mrs Trilling Lill Roughley
- old woman Dorothea Alexander
- old man Peter Stockbridge
- beautiful young man Grant Parsons
- Paul Doring Malcolm Sinclair
- lecturer Derek Smee
- Ravenscroft waiter Ben Miles
- head waiter Richard Dixon
- barmaid Eve Ferret
- policeman Roger Morlidge
- Magistrate Croom Roland Oliver
- Orton the undertaker Roger Frost
- Dora Dorothy Atkinson
- Barbara Harri Alexander
- factory girl Lucy Speed
- librarian Joan Blackham
- cabby Roy Evans
- customer Maggie McCarthy
- girl in Modigliani's Lone Vidahl
- man at club Steven Crossley
Credits
Direction
- Director Bob Bierman
- Assistant Director (1st) Richard Hewitt
- Assistant Director (2nd) Toby Sherborne
- Assistant Director (3rd) Connie Boylan
- Script Supervisor Elizabeth West
Production
- Production Company Bonaparte Films
- Production Company United British Artists
- Production Company Sentinel Films
- Production Company Arts Council of England
- Production Company Overseas Filmgroup
- Executive Producer Bob Bierman
- Executive Producer John Wolstenholme
- Producer Peter Shaw
- Associate Producer Joyce Herlihy
- Associate Producer (Freewheel) Sara Giles
- Production Co-ordinator Lorraine Fennell
- Location Manager Colin Plenty
- Studio Ealing Studios
Casting
- Casting Director Michelle Guish
Writing
- Screenplay Alan Plater
- Based on the novel by George Orwell
Photography
- Director of Photography Giles Nuttgens
- Camera Operator Ian Jackson
Editing
- Editor Bill Wright
Design
- Production Designer Sarah Greenwood
- Art Director Philip Robinson
Costumes
- Costume Designer James Keast
- Wardrobe (Master) Michael Johnson
- Wardrobe (Mistress) Sheila Cullen
Make-up
- Chief Make-up Hair Artist Marilyn Macdonald
- Make-up/Hair Artist Di Wickens
- Make-up/Hair Artist Sarah Grispo
Titles
- Titles Steve Masters
Film processing
- Opticals Studio 51
Music
- Music/Music Conductor/Orchestrations Mike Batt
- Music Performed by The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Music Producer/Supervisor Mike Batt
Sound
- [Music] Recording Engineer Haydn Bendall
- Sound Recording Patrick Quirke
- Dubbing Mixer Paul Hamblin
- Dubbing Editor Catherine Hodgson
- Dubbing Editor Paul Conway
- Dubbing Editor Leslie Hodgson
- Dubbing Editor André Schmidt
Stunts
- Stunt Arranger Terry Forrestal
- Stuntman Rocky Taylor
- Stuntman Vincent Keane
Publicity
- Unit Publicist Pete Daly