2007
Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner
Jean-Do has a perfect life. He is the editor of top fashion magazine Elle.Has 3 beautiful children and can get any woman he wants. However, his perfect life comes crashing down when he wakes up to find that he can't move his body. He has suffered a major stroke and is now the victim of 'locked in' syndrome, where the mind is functioning perfectly but the rest of the body can't function at all.Through the discovery that he can blink his left eye, he communicates his every need to the outside world.
This is the heartbreaking but uplifting true story of Jean-Dominique Bauby who overcame everything to prove everyone wrong. It is truely fascinating to see Jean-Do blink outa single sentence, never mind an entire book. His humour always shines through and it gives the watcher an insight into what it is like for a grown man to be washed by nurses (very interesting for the fundamentals of care to a student nurse in training :) )
It is not easy to watch but i beg you to give it a chance. It is thought provoking and yes, i did cry ( i seem to be doing that alot lately)
10/10
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