The Diving Bell and the Butterfly 2007

The true story of Elle editor Jean-Dominique Bauby who suffers a stroke and has to live with an almost totally paralyzed body, leaving only his unaffected left eye as a means to communicate with the outside world.

Won: Best Director, Technical Grand Prize, 2007 Cannes Film Festival; Best Actor (Amalric), Best Editing, 2008 C?sar Awards France
Nominated: Best Cinematography, Best Directing, Best Editing, Best Writing, 2008 Academy Awards; Palm d'Or, 2007 Cannes Film Festival; Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Directing, Best Film, Best Sound, 2008 C?sar Awards France
Genres: Biography, Drama

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