His awareness that the life he once knew is over is represented by the recurring image running through his head of being trapped in a diving bell, an old-fashion underwater suit, sinking to the bottom of the ocean. Bauby hears everything-including the horrifyingly dire prognosis of his doctors about his fate to live in this "locked-in" syndrome indefinitely while his intellect and imagination remain indelibly sharp. The film tells the true story of Jean-Dominique Bauby, a fashion magazine editor in Paris who, after his stroke and subsequent coma at the age of 43, was totally paralyzed except for the muscles in his left eye.ĭirected by Julian Schnabel (whose work here netted him the top director award at Cannes), the film is shot from the point of view and through the eyes of Bauby, portrayed by Mathieu Amalric. However, you probably won't be prepared for the level of confinement meticulously described in The Diving Bell and the Butterfly. Strokes can cause varying degrees of disability. The film is a testament to the power of the imagination to transcend the confines of illness. Locked into the Meaning of The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
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