Movies:
The Theory of Flight
- Rating:
- Genre: Drama
- Movie Type: Romantic Drama, Medical Drama
- Themes: Living With Disability, Dying Young
- Director: Paul Greengrass
- Main Cast: Helena Bonham Carter, Kenneth Branagh, Gemma Jones, Holly Aird, Ray Stevenson
- Release Year: 1998
- Country: UK
- Run Time: 99 minutes
- MPAA Rating: R
Plot
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. ~ Arthur Borman, All Movie GuideCast
- Helena Bonham Carter - Jane Hatchard
- Kenneth Branagh - Richard
- Gemma Jones - Anne
- Holly Aird - Julie
- Ray Stevenson - Gigolo
