The Theory of Flight (1998)

The Theory of Flight (1998) (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
96 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Biographies
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Filmographies
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1998 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Paul Greengrass

Written By:
Richard Hawkins

Actors:
Helena Bonham Carter ..... Jane Hatchard
Kenneth Branagh ..... Richard
Gemma Jones ..... Anne
Holly Aird ..... Julie
Ray Stevenson ..... Gigolo
Daryl Beeton ..... Club Organiser
Robert Blythe ..... Farmer
Richard Hibbert ..... Kite boy
Aneirin Hughes ..... Doctor
Jill James ..... Mrs. Allen
Sue Jones-Davies ..... Catharine
Ruth Jones ..... Becky
Frances Lima ..... Julie's Colleague
Sian Naiomi ..... Volunteer
Gwenyth Petty ..... Magistrate
Dilys Price ..... Mrs. Williams
Nia Roberts ..... Checkout Girl
Deborah Sheridan-Taylor ..... Shop Assistant
Natasha Williams ..... Care Worker
Sidney Williams ..... Club Owner

Synopsis:

Continuing cinema's fascination with bringing the stories of handicaps and the mentally challenged to the big screen (Rain Man, My Left Foot, Shine, etc.), here comes a low-budget film about the unlikely love story of people brought together by fate, as well as 120 hours of community service. As a frustrated artist who can't build himself a flying machine, Richard (Kenneth Branagh) eventually finds himself in trouble with the law. As punishment for his eccentric behavior, he accepts community service in the company of Jane (Helena Bonham Carter), a strong-willed woman suffering from the neuromuscular disorder called ALS (otherwise known as Lou Gehrig's disease). As the two learn from each other, Jane turns to Richard with the biggest favor of all, helping her lose her virginity. What ensues is a romance/friendship that changes their lives forever.

The story follows the friendship that develops between Jane, a young wheelchair-bound woman suffering from Motor Neurone Disease and Richard, a struggling artist who is hired to take care of her. As Jane longs to regain control over her failing body and life, Richard struggles to rebuild from the failures of his artistic past. For him, this involves recreating vintage planes that can never fly, while Jane's desire for flight is metaphoric: she wants to lose her virginity before she dies.

Romantic drama. A young man forced to undertake community service after a misdemeanour finds himself looking after a woman dying of motor neurone disease. She enlists his help in losing her virginity, which she is determined to do before she dies.

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