George Orwell

Orwell (1903-50) is a giant of twentieth-century English literature, noted for his lucid and penetrating prose and for his passionate concern for the ordinary man. Made with the help of Orwell's estate and his official biographer, Bernard Crick, this definitive study uses a wealth of archive and interview material to explore his work and evoke the troubled countenance of his world. This film shot in Spain, Paris and throughout Britain locates important events in his life.