Change Your Image
ChrisRLewis
Reviews
The Goodbye Plane (2003)
An Amazing short Film
Just had the privilege of viewing this amazing short film. A beautifully-written and directed tale of lost love, the story begins during an impressive WWII aerial attack in England over half a century ago. Now a scratchy church organist, a former RAF pilot (Edward Hardwicke in great form) has to once again surmount an old, familiar loss and put his life back together - this time with the help of best buddy organ tuner, Harry (played so engagingly by Dudley Sutton). Against a theme of sadness and combat, the charm, subtle humour and sweet joviality of the two old aerial warriors comes to tear-jerking fruition in a closing bi-plane scene that confirms that this is a cracking movie. I loved it! It's full of music and there's even a tender moment of ballet that pours from the Pilot's tortured soul. The score (including Jazz played on a church organ) adds impressively to the whole triumph. I wish it could have been longer!