The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Jean-Do Bauby suffered a stroke at 42 that left him entirely paralyzed, save for his left eye. "Locked in" syndrome is a very rare and almost unimaginable condition. Yet thanks to Bauby and his medical team we now have a good idea of what it involves, mentally as well as physically. Paralysis might not seem the most promising basis for a movie, but it proves fascinating on a number of levels, not least of which is the process that enabled Bauby to communicate. Screenwriter Ronald Harwood's...
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