Oddball Advetures series
· The Aeronauts · by Tom Harper
Oddball Cinema is pleased to begin a series of Oddball Adventures at James Duncan Library: movies that take the viewer into strange and unexpected places, some real, some imaginary. With a few liberties taken by the writers for dramatic effect, our first feature is based on actual events. In 1862 a young scientist (who would establish the field of meteorology) ascends in a balloon to study the upper atmosphere. Although his pilot on the historic flight was a man, in this feature the pilot is a woman based largely on a professional French balloonist of the era. As the two of them soar to an altitude never before attained, they face unexpected hazards and must resort to heroic measures to survive. The actual flight takes a little more than an hour, and once it begins, it is presented in real time.
■ Title — The Aeronauts
■ Director — Tom Harper
■ Cast — Felicity Jones, Eddie Redmayne, Himesh Patel
■ Rating — PG-13
■ ©2019 | 1h 40m | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance
■ Licensed for showing in Alexandria libraries by MPLC
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