The Theory of Flight
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Paul Greengrass
Jil James
Lima Frances
Gwenyth Petty
Gemma Jones
Ruth Jones
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
The story follows the friendship that develops between Jane, a young wheelchair-bound woman suffering from Motor Neurone Disease and Richard, a struggling artist who is hired to take care of her. As Jane longs to regain control over her failing body and life, Richard struggles to rebuild from the failures of his artistic past. For him, this involves recreating vintage planes that can never fly, while Jane's desire for flight is metaphoric: she wants to lose her virginity before she dies.
Director
Paul Greengrass
Cast
Jil James
Lima Frances
Gwenyth Petty
Gemma Jones
Ruth Jones
Deborah Sheridan Taylor
Daryl Beeton
Dilys Price
Frederic Chopin
Nia Roberts
Helena Bonham Carter
Robert Blythe
Aneirin Hughes
Ray Stevenson
Sue Jones Davies
Sidney Williams
Holly Aird
Kenneth Branagh
Crew
Melanie Allen
Roya Arab
Virginia Arendt
Emma Bateman
Liz Berlin
Tony Blondal
Bob Bowen
Pat Boxshall
Tom Boyner
Paul Broucek
John Buynak
Charlotte Buys
Ruth Caleb
Clarence Carter
Clarence Carter
Dion Casey
Frederic Chopin
Dee Clark
Dinah Collin
Catherine Davies
Shan Davies
Mark Day
Nicky De Beer
Jim Dispirito
Jim Donovan
Paul Edwards
Neville Egunton Staples
Jennie Evans
Rhidian Evans
Robert Farr
Richard Ford
Chris Forster
Leslie Fox
Mike Glabicki
Lionel Glass
Sean Cameron Guest
Jane Hamlyn
Elinor Hardy
James Andrew Haven
Sharron Hawkes
Rick Hawkins
Alan Hawksworth
Alan Hawksworth
John Hiatt
John Hiatt
John Hubbard
Ros Hubbard
George Jackson
Paul Janssen
Sarah Kane
Darius Keeler
Rolfe Kent
Maria Teresa Lara
Tom Lowry
Antonio Machin
Kal Mann
Sasha Mann
Fabian Marquez
Jeff Matthews
Marina Monios
Sara Morris
Van Morrison
Van Morrison
Llyr Morus
Bryan Moses
Una Nicholson
Patrick Norman
Jennie Osborn
Ruth Ozols
Chris Panton
Mark Phillips
Richard Philpott
Kate Power
Sudhir Pragjee
Mike Ross-trevor
Roseann Samuel
Dana Sano
Patrick Schweitzer
Tracey Scoffield
Anant Singh
Sanjeev Singh
Kendall Smith
Helena Spring
Sheena Staples
Ivan Strasburg
Bev Tatham
John C. Taylor
David M. Thompson
Jilly Thornley
Peter Thornton
Val Wardlow
Jenn Wetz
Stan White
Kerry Wikstrom
Allan Wilson
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the Crystal Star Prize for Best European Film at the 1999 Brussels International Film Festival.
Expanded Release in United States January 15, 1999
Released in United States 1998
Released in United States January 1999
Released in United States November 1998
Released in United States October 1998
Released in United States on Video May 25, 1999
Released in United States September 1998
Released in United States Winter December 23, 1998
Shown at Aspen Filmfest (Closing Night) in Aspen, Colorado September 23-27, 1998.
Shown at Brussels International Film Festival (in competition) January 20-31, 1999.
Shown at Chicago International Film Festival (Special Presentation) October 8-18, 1998.
Shown at Denver International Film Festival (Opening Night) October 8-15, 1998.
Shown at Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival October 26 - November 15, 1998.
Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival (Contemporary International Cinema) in East Hampton, New York October 14-18, 1998.
Shown at London Film Festival November 5-19, 1998.
Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Special Presentation) September 10-19, 1998.
Began shooting June 16, 1997.
Completed shooting July 21, 1997.
Released in United States 1998 (Shown at Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival October 26 - November 15, 1998.)
Released in United States January 1999 (Shown at Brussels International Film Festival (in competition) January 20-31, 1999.)
Expanded Release in United States January 15, 1999
Released in United States on Video May 25, 1999
Released in United States September 1998 (Shown at Aspen Filmfest (Closing Night) in Aspen, Colorado September 23-27, 1998.)
Released in United States October 1998 (Shown at Chicago International Film Festival (Special Presentation) October 8-18, 1998.)
Released in United States October 1998 (Shown at Denver International Film Festival (Opening Night) October 8-15, 1998.)
Released in United States September 1998 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Special Presentation) September 10-19, 1998.)
Released in United States October 1998 (Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival (Contemporary International Cinema) in East Hampton, New York October 14-18, 1998.)
Released in United States November 1998 (Shown at London Film Festival November 5-19, 1998.)
Released in United States Winter December 23, 1998
