Based on the book by Jean-Dominique BaubyScreenplay by Ronald Harwood
Directed by Julian Schnabel
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Mathieu Amalric
Emmanuelle Seigner
Marie-Josee Croze
Anne Consigny
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Premiere date: May 22, 2007 (Cannes Film Festival)
PG-13 for nudity, sexual content and some language.
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The film tells the remarkable tale of Jean-Dominique Bauby, the world-renowned editor of French ELLE magazine, who suffered a stroke and was paralyzed by the inexplicable "locked in" syndrome at the age of 43. Bauby's only way of communicating with the outside world was by blinking with one eye, and after several dedicated helpers helped him to speak through this seemingly irrelevant gesture, he began to produce the words that would form his memoir. Along the way, as he swam in and out of consciousness, memories from his past swelled into the present, resulting in a cinematic experience that is at once heartbreaking and hopeful.
Palme d'Or Nominee
Best Director
Technical Grand Prize
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National Board of Review
Best Foreign Language Film
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4 Academy Award Nominations
Best Director
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Film Editing
Best Cinematography
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