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The French editor of Elle magazine, Jean-Dominique Bauby, who, in 1995 at the age of 43, suffered a stroke that paralyzed his entire body, except his left eye. Using that eye to blink out his memoir, Bauby eloquently described the aspects of his interior world, from the psychological torment of bein...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Scaphandre et le papillon (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors: Pathe Renn Productions, France 3 cinéma (Firm), Kennedy/Marshall Company, Banque populaire. Images 7., Studio Canal+, Ciné-Cinémas-Câbles (Firm), Miramax Films
Other Authors: Harwood, Ronald, 1934-2020 (Screenwriter), Amalric, Mathieu, 1965- (Actor), Seigner, Emmanuelle (Actor), Croze, Marie-Josée, 1970- (Actor), Consigny, Anne (Actor), Chesnais, Patrick, 1947- (Actor), Arestrup, Niels (Actor), López Garmendia, Olatz (Actor), Cassel, Jean-Pierre, 1932-2007 (Actor), Hands, Marina, 1975- (Actor), Sydow, Max von, 1929-2020 (Actor), Bankolé, Isaach de (Actor), Bauby, Jean-Dominique, 1952-1997
Format: Video
Language:French
Language Notes:In French with English subtitles.
Published: Los Angeles, CA : Miramax Films, 2007.
Subjects:
Bauby, Jean-Dominique, > 1952-1997 > Drama.
Periodical editors > Drama.
Cerebrovascular disease > Patients > Drama.
Quadriplegia > Drama.
Bauby, Jean-Dominique, > 1952-1997.
Quadriplegia.
Periodical editors.
Cerebrovascular disease > Patients.
Streaming video.
Feature films.
Biographical films.
Drama.
Films biographiques.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Swank Digital Campus)
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Summary:The French editor of Elle magazine, Jean-Dominique Bauby, who, in 1995 at the age of 43, suffered a stroke that paralyzed his entire body, except his left eye. Using that eye to blink out his memoir, Bauby eloquently described the aspects of his interior world, from the psychological torment of being trapped inside his body to his imagined stories from lands he'd only visited in his mind.
Item Description:Based on the novel "Le scaphandre et le papillon" by Jean-Dominique Bauby
Originally distributed as a motion picture by Alliance Films, 2007.
Title from distributor's web site (viewed April 17, 2015).
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 streaming video file (112 min.))
Audience:MPAA rating: PG-13; for nudity, sexual content, and some language.
CHV rating: PG.
Awards:Golden Globes, 2008: Best Foreign Language Film; Best Director - Motion Picture (Julian Schnabel)
Production Credits:Director of photography, Janusz Kaminski ; editor, Juliette Welfling ; music, Paul Cantelon ; costume designer, Olivier Beriot ; production designers, Michel Eric, Laurent Ott.