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Theory of Flight is three things at least: how birds and planes utilize weight, drag, lift and thrust to defy gravity; a 1998 movie starring Kenneth Branagh and Helena Bonham Carter about a man who tries to fly by leaping... ... Full Article
"Flight' off course
sfgate.com –
1999-01-22
THERE'S A lot of metaphorical weight to "Theory of Flight," a pleasing, nicely executed movie that suffers from not being ambitious enough - odd for a movie about frustrated dreams and fatal diseases. The crux of director Paul Greengrass' film ... Full Article
Disability isn't sugarcoated
sfgate.com –
1999-01-22
THE THEORY OF FLIGHT: Drama. Starring Helena Bonham Carter and Kenneth Branagh. Directed by Paul Greengrass. Written by Richard Hawkins. (R. 98 minutes. At the AMC Kabuki 8.) Corsets and parasols have been very good to Helena Bonham Carter. In ... Full Article
The Theory of Flight
nitrateonline.com –
1998-12-25
Richard (Branagh) portrays a troubled artist, emotionally void, unstable in romance, and on the outs with Julie (Holly Aird) his latest squeeze, a banker in London. ... Full Article
The Theory of Flight
calendarlive.com –
1998-12-23
Wednesday December 23, 1998 "The Theory of Flight" takes off into dicey emotional terrain but stays on course with such steady grace and so blithe a spirit that it's all the more satisfying for the various risks it takes along... ... Full Article
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villagevoice.com –
1998-11-17
The Theory Of Flight Diseases and infirmaries are very hot; here, Kenneth Branagh attempts to overcome his monstrous narcissism by playing a shy man (convincing!) in love with a wheelchair-bound victim of neuro-muscular disease ( Helena Bonham Carter ). ... Full Article
Jean-Luc Godard said that the best way to criticize a movie is to make another movie. That has already been done in the case of "The Theory of Flight," a British film about a young woman in a wheelchair who... ... Full Article
"Oasis" is a love story involving two young people abandoned by families unwilling to give them the love and attention they require. We in the audience may be equally unwilling to give them love and attention, and that's why the... ... Full Article