The Theory of Flight

Helena Bonham Carter stars as a feisty young woman dying of Lou Gehrig’s disease, who has an affair with a failed artist (Kenneth Branagh) who builds primitive flying machines. Gemma Jones, Holly Aird., 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., Comedy drama about a man with an ambition – to fly his home-made plane. His efforts land him in a spot of bother with the law, and his sentence of Community Service involves caring for a woman suffering from Motor Neurone Disease. He comes to care for her to such an extent that he is willing to rob a bank to help her. But the best-laid plans can sometimes go awry.