Is Keep the Aspidistra Flying violent?

Barely. Less violent than 86% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Keep the Aspidistra Flying sad?

Yes. More sad than 75% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Keep the Aspidistra Flying scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Keep the Aspidistra Flying easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Keep the Aspidistra Flying end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Keep the Aspidistra Flying

Name: Keep the Aspidistra Flying
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Released: 1997
Duration: 101 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Helena Bonham Carter, Richard E. Grant, Julian Wadham, Jim Carter, Harriet Walter

Directed by Robert Bierman

Produced by BBC Film

1997101 min6.1 / 10

A wry, character-driven comedy-drama about artistic ambition versus material reality, centered on a struggling poet's romance and his conflict between principle and survival.

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.

Clusters

Bittersweet Doomed Romances Love Tested by Mortality Ordinary Lives During Historic Events Artists Fooling Themselves European Regional Settings

Genres

Comedy Drama Romance

Keywords

England Poet Poverty Writer

Questions people ask

Is Keep the Aspidistra Flying violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.
Is Keep the Aspidistra Flying sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Is Keep the Aspidistra Flying scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is Keep the Aspidistra Flying easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of films.
Does Keep the Aspidistra Flying end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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