The Theory of Flight Movie Review 1998

Awkward film reflects the relationship between Jane Hatchard (Bonham Carter), a wheelchair-bound woman suffering from a motor-neurological disease, and her eccentric, reluctant caregiver, Richard (Branagh). Richard is an artist who dreams of human flight, and one of his attempts gets him assigned to community service and to the independent, dying Jane. Her one wish is to lose her virginity but Richard won't oblige, although he's willing to set her up with a gigolo (Stevenson). Flirts with bad taste and is generally worth watching because of Bonham Carter's fierce performance.

Distribution

Warner Home Video, Inc., 5775 Linder Canyon Rd., Westlake Village, CA 91362, URL: http://whv.warnerbros.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 98 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Drama, Disease of the Week, Terminal Illness

Screenplay

Richard Hawkins

Cast

Helena Bonham Carter, Kenneth Branagh, Gemma Jones, Holly Aird, Ray Stevenson

Cinematography

Ivan Strasburg

Director

Paul Greengrass

Music

Rolfe Kent

Producer

Anant Singh, Helena Spring, Ruth Caleb, Distant Horizon, BBC Films, Fine Line Features