Stunning movie. Visually, emotionally, was in tears through out. Still processing it.
This movie is based on the internationally best selling book by Jean-Dominique Bauby. Bauby was the editor of French Elle and very much a man about town. At only 42 he suffered a massive stroke. His mind functioned but he was "locked-in". He was completely paralyzed. Bauby could only communicate by blinking one eye. That is how he "wrote" his book.
This movie will stick with me for a long, long time. It's in French w/English subtitles. The director and producers are American. I was a big fan of Schnabel's movie BEFORE NIGHT FALLS, which was the first movie I saw Javier Bardem in.
Here is a review from the NYTs.
Thursday, December 20, 2007
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6 comments:
I absolutely want to see this. I hadn't realized it was being made into a film.
I always freak out that something like this will happen to me, but my life is not nearly as interesting as Bauby's so I wouldn't have as much to blink out! ;)
Liz - I freak out about these things as well!!
Please, of course you would have very interesting things to blink out.
I want to read the book now.
I put it on my "must-see" movie list! I'm excited...
erin - let me know what you think of it.
I put it on my list too. It's so nice to have blog buddies for great book and movie suggestions. Makes life a little easier.
wordtryst - I agree!!
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