Nineteen Eighty-Four and opera. The effect of "Nineteen Eighty-Four" on the English language is extensive; the concepts of Big Brother, Room 101, the Thought Police, thoughtcrime, unperson, memory hole (oblivion), doublethink (simultaneously holding and believing contradictory beliefs) and Newspeak (ideological language) have become common phrases for denoting totalitarian authority. Doublespeak and groupthink are both deliberate elaborations of "doublethink", and the adjective "Orwellian" means similar to Orwell's writings, especially "Nineteen Eighty-Four". The practice of ending words with (such as "mediaspeak") is drawn from the novel. Orwell is perpetually associated with 1984; in July 1984, an asteroid was discovered by Antonín Mrkos and named
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984 film) This release features the Eurythmics/Muldowney Soundtrack on one audio channel and Muldowney's orchestral score on another, as well as keeping true to the original colour scheme. The version of the film which has been released on Digital Download services is the 2015 HD edition. It is available only with the original Eurythmics/Muldowney soundtrack. The film won the Best British Film of the Year award at the Evening Standard British Film Awards. It also won The Golden Tulip Award at Istanbul International Film Festival in 1985. Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984 film) Nineteen Eighty-Four, also known as 1984, is a 1984 British dystopian