The Theory of Flight (1998)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Paul Greengrass

Writer:

Richard Hawkins (writer)

Release Date:

22 January 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Plot:

A dreamer who aspires to human flight is assigned public service after one of his attempts off a public building...

Plot Keywords:

Disease | Gigolo | Motor Neuron Disease | Death | Friend

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

US TV Schedule:

Wed. Nov. 11	10:00 AM	FX
Thur. Nov. 12	8:00 AM	FX

Cast

Helena Bonham Carter	...	Jane Hatchard
Kenneth Branagh	...	Richard
Gemma Jones	...	Anne
Holly Aird	...	Julie
Ray Stevenson	...	Gigolo
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
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

MPAA:

Rated R for sexuality and language.

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:L | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Singapore:PG | UK:15 | USA:R | Philippines:PG-13

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Quotes:

Jane: Money is a means to an end. Sex is that end.

Movie Connections:

References American Gigolo (1980)

Soundtrack:

Send Me on My Way

unequaled

Shamefully, before I saw this film, I was unfamiliar with Helena Bonham Carter.

I had to do some research, in order to assure myself she wasn't actually afflicted, as was her character, with (well?), what she was afflicted with. I was in absolute awe of this beautiful lady. She pulled it of flawlessly.

Who would have thought that sexually explicit circumstances involving the final wants, and needs, of a unique young lady, could be interpreted as tender, and romantic? Well, they can be, when the right performers present them in the proper manner, as they did in this wonderful movie. I forgot to mention how dynamically beautiful Miss Carter looked in this movie. I have often said she was the most beautiful creature to have ever graced the face of our earth, but she seemed to have out done herself in this particular movie.

I hope any of you who watch this movie enjoy it as much as I did. Thank you for letting me express my opinion.