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starring: Richard E. Grant, Helena Bonham Carter, Julian Wadham, Jim Carter, Harriet Walterdirected by: Robert Bierman
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9781578482207
Format: Color, NTSC
ISBN: 1578482208
Label: DVD International
Manufacturer: DVD International
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: DVD International
Release Date: December 14, 1999
Running Time: 101 minutes
Sales Rank: 21704
Studio: DVD International
Theatrical Release Date: August 28, 1998
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Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Why is this out of print?
I love this movie - I won't go on about it - but why is this movie "out of print" on DVD? It's FANTASTIC! It has 2 big stars in it: Helena Bonham Carter and Richard Grant, it's based off a great George Owell book, it's a great little film! WHY is this OUT OF PRINT!? There's no way this DVD should be any more than $12 like everything else out there! Does ANYONE know why this gem is "out of print"???
Rating:  - Overlooked and weird
I didn't know this existed. If you don't thats o.k. too. Take it or leave it. It has the tortured poet and love and poverty English going for it. Not great.
Rating:  - Good adaptation of Orwell's novel; reservations with the ending
A Merry War is based on a not very well known book by George Orwell, Keep the Aspidistra Flying (it was shown in theaters under that name in some countries). In 1930s London, Gordon Comstock (Richard E. Grant in a not very impressive performance) stars as a copy writer in an ad agency (where he is considered among the best in the trade) who leaves his job in order to pursue his vocation as a poet. That turns out to be a very bad decision, not least because his poetry doesn't arise from mediocrity. ... Read More
Rating: - A Merry Romp
Gordon Comstock (Richard E. Grant), a would-be poet, having successfully sold some poems, resigns from his job as a talented and successful copywriter, to the chagrin of his boss, to devote his life as a "free man" and to write poetry. His girl friend Rosemary (Helena Bonham Carter, Ari of the 2001 "Planet of the Apes"), who can hardly be called his fiancee as she continually hopes for marriage which does not come, and who also works at his former place of employment is dismayed at his quitting. Gordon ... Read More
Rating: - "...cold beef and salad."
1. What is the period of history in England the movie portrays?
2. Who and what were the cultural influences the screenplay is alluding to?
3. Who were their authors in that time, what did they write about?
4. What were the economic trends? What about reform movements and society?
5. What is the symbolism of the toiletries manufacturer New Albion?
6. What is the symbolism of George's nicotine addiction and chain smoking?
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