May 7th
The Theory of Flight**
GB 1998. Distant Horizon/BBC Films. 101m.

An amateur aviator and a sufferer from Motor Neurome disease help to sort out each other's lives on a journey of self-discovery.
Quite a modern take on potential old-hat tearjerking material, with two high-profile names in the lead roles. It remains interesting because of its refreshingly politically incorrect view about disability, and only really veers towards sentiment at the climax (emulating the Wright brothers).

Written by: Richard Hawkins.
Producers: Helena Spring, Ruth Caleb.
Director: Paul Greengrass.
Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Helena Bonham Carter, Gemma Jones, Holly Aird, Ray Stevenson.
Photography: Ivan Strasburg.
Music: Rolfe Kent.