The true story of Elle editor Jean-Dominique Bauby who suffers a stroke and has to live with an almost totally paralysed body; only his left eye isn't paralysed. Read more
| Starring | Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner, Marie-Josee Croze, Anne Consigny |
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| Director | Julian Schnabel |
| Genres | Drama |
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The true story of Elle editor Jean-Dominique Bauby who suffers a stroke and has to live with an almost totally paralysed body; only his left eye isn't paralysed.
| Starring | Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner, Marie-Josee Croze, Anne Consigny, Jean-Pierre Cassell, Marina Hands, Max von Sydow, Max Von Sydow, Isaach De Bankole, Patrick Chesnais, Lopez Garmendia, Emma De Caunes, Jean-Philippe Watkins, Nicolas Le Riche |
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| Director | Julian Schnabel |
| Studio | PATHE |
| Original title | Le scaphandre et le papillon |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 52 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Collections | 100 Hot Hits, Top 400 All-Time Rentals |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: French, English |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 2007 To Rent: DVD: 09 Jun 2008 |
The result is like a precious art object--crafted by a painter--that through emotional wealth and visual invention amplifies the poignancy found on the page
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Tragic but beautifully put together
This is so profoundly sad, yet simultaneously inspirational. It's beautifully put together and awesome to eventually discover how it came into being.
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Entrancing
I loved this film. It was tender and funny. Its a small point but I liked the way the main character retained his essential Frenchness despite his terrible ... read more »
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if you give this less than 4 stars you obviously have no heart!!!!
Possibly the most powerful film I have ever seen
Funny, sad, though provoking... a real roller coaster of emotion
A film that makes you ... read more »
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... Read more
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