The Theory of Flight
MovieTitle | The Theory of Flight |
User score | 6.2 |
Release date | Jan 22, 1999 |
Genre | Drama, Comedy, Romance |
Director | Paul Greengrass |
Production country | South Africa, United Kingdom |
Production companies | BBC Film, Distant Horizon |
Run time | 101 min. |
A dreamer who aspires to human flight is assigned public service after one of his attempts off a public building. This leads him to meeting a young woman, who is dying of motor neuron disease. The strong-willed woman admits her wish to be de-flowered before her death. The man, struggling to maintain his relationship with his girl friend, declines but offers to help pay for a gigolo to do the deed. The following events play off the inherent comedy and drama of the circumstances.