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The Theory of Flight is a 1998 British comedy-drama film directed by Paul Greengrass from a screenplay written by Richard Hawkins. It stars Helena Bonham Carter and Kenneth Branagh. It premiered at the 23rd Toronto International Film Festival on 11 September 1998.
She was flying to face charges of treason engineered against her by the colonial government’s spymaster, Emil Coetzee. She survives the plane crash, but her sons and several others die. After the war, Marcus has become friends with Elizabeth’s daughter Genie, who hatched from the golden egg.
Jun 16, 2023 · The Theory of Flight takes place in an unnamed country implied to be Zimbabwe during its colonial period, civil war, and postcolonial independence. It represents the devastating effects of both political violence and the HIV/AIDS pandemic on Zimbabweans.
Jan 22, 1999 · The Theory of Flight: Directed by Paul Greengrass. With Helena Bonham Carter, Kenneth Branagh, Gemma Jones, Holly Aird. Two miserable people find happiness together: a man dreaming of flying, and a woman dreaming of living.
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Free-spirited artist Richard (Kenneth Branagh) finds himself in the employ of Jane (Helena Bonham Carter) when he is forced to do community service after leaping from a building with a rickety...
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Jan 22, 1999 · Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. 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 desperately desires to have sex.
