3/21/2023 0 Comments Amelia wrenBoth are injured, but euphoric that they managed to survive, setting a new human flight altitude record of 37,000 feet (11.3 km). She wakes and calls for James, who staggers towards her. They crash through trees and hit the ground hard, with Amelia being dragged along behind the balloon. Realising that Amelia is ready to sacrifice herself to save him, James is able to convert the rest of the balloon into a parachute, which slows their descent. When this doesn't work, they climb into the framework and release the basket. They manage to close the gas release and throw everything they can over the side, including all of James' equipment. As they continue to descend, snow begins to hover around them, indicating that the balloon is collapsing from the loss of too much gas. When she awakens, Amelia manages to swing back to the balloon and rouse James. Amelia loses consciousness and topples over the side but is saved by her rope tether. With frostbite setting in on her hands, she struggles to wedge her boot in the valve, causing a slow release of the gas. As James falls unconscious, she has no choice but to climb up the outside of the balloon and open the valve from the top. Amelia discovers the gas release valve on top of the balloon is frozen. He relents only when Amelia tells him the story of how Pierre sacrificed himself to save her during a balloon flight. In the balloon, James starts experiencing hypoxia from the altitude but insists they continue and tries to stop Amelia from descending. When it begins to snow (which John told her James had predicted), she decides to go with him after all. Amelia then goes to Pierre's grave to reflect. In a flashback, John goes to see Amelia, telling her that she has an obligation to advance the cause of science. Amelia agrees to keep rising, but makes it clear to James that they'll have to start descending soon. Amelia is shocked to learn that James didn't bring any clothes suitable for the rapidly decreasing temperature and decides to start descending. Eventually, the balloon exceeds 23,000 feet (7.0 km), beating the record for the highest altitude. In a flashback, as James practices for the flight, Amelia visits to tell him she has changed her mind. They discover an air current which is home to a group of butterflies, confirming a theory of James' friend John Trew that insects can travel on air currents. James releases the first of five pigeons carrying messages stating the current altitude along with other scientific readings in case they don't survive. There, Amelia is approached by James and he asks if she would be willing to pilot his balloon in a privately funded expedition while he attempts to prove his theories, to which she agrees.Īlthough James suffers a head injury while being thrown around, he and Amelia make it through the storm and continue rising. In a flashback, Amelia is persuaded by her sister Antonia to attend a society function. They soon run into a violent storm which sends the balloon spinning. On the balloon, James and Amelia start rising through the cloud layer. Returning home, he talks to his parents, who try to persuade him to pursue another avenue of science. In a flashback, James appears before the Royal Society and explains his theory that the weather can be predicted, but his fellow scientists mock him and refuse to finance his studies. Despite being haunted by a vision of her late husband Pierre, Amelia keeps up the brave front and the balloon successfully launches to a cheering crowd. In 1862 London, pilot Amelia Wren and scientist James Glaisher arrive for the launch of the largest balloon ever constructed. The film received positive reviews from critics, with praise for the visual effects and the two leads. It was released in the United Kingdom on 4 November 2019, and in the United States on 6 December 2019. The film had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival on 30 August 2019, followed by a showing at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. Produced by Todd Lieberman, David Hoberman, and Harper, the film stars Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Himesh Patel and Tom Courtenay. The film is based on the 2013 book Falling Upwards: How We Took to the Air by Richard Holmes. The Aeronauts is a 2019 biographical adventure film directed by Tom Harper and written by Jack Thorne, from a story co-written by Thorne and Harper.
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