Now on DVD
At the age of 43, French ELLE editor Jean Dominque-Bauby suffered a stroke that left him virtually immobile. Able to communicate only by blinking his left eye, he composed this heartbreakingly beautiful testament to a soaring mind, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly. Like nothing else on the big screen, director (and painter) Julian Schnabel (Basquiat) powerfully imagined Bauby's amazing story and masterfully expresses it with this truly unforgettable film.

Read an excerpt from The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

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