This highly-decorated biopic is based on the true life story of the French editor of Elle magazine. Married with a wife, two kids and a mistress, and at the top of his game, his life takes a turn for the worse when he has a stroke. He awakes out of a coma to discover that he is entirely paralyzed, except for his left eyelid. After some effort, he manages to set up a communication system with his speech therapist, based entirely on blinking his left eye. He painstakingly dictates his memoirs in this fashion, as we go inside his mind to relive his life.
125 minutes, No persons under 10 (Nudity) Biographical, Drama, On the art circuit
Mathiew Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner, Marie-Josée Croze, Anne Consigny, Patrick Chesnais, Max von Sydow
Director
Julian Schnabel
Screenplay
Ronald Harwood, from the memoir by Jean-Dominique Bauby
Music
Paul Cantelon
Cinematography
Janusz Kaminski
Editing
Juliette Welfling
Sound formats
Dolby Digital, DTS
Soundtrack
Available
Made in
2007
Produced by
Pathé Renn Productions, France 3 Cineéma, The Kennedy/Marshall Company, C.R.R.A.V. Nord Pas de Calais, Région Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Canal+, Ciné Cineémas, Banque Populaire Images 7
