9. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)

Julian Schnabel's telling of the extraordinary true story of Jean-Dominique Bauby, the French magazine editor who had suffered a massive stroke that left him in locked-in syndrome. His paralysis does not, however, prevent him from learning how to communicate by blinking his left eye to spell out words and then create his memoir. The innovative cinematography in this film brings the viewer into the world of Bauby while also capturing his inner and outer worlds of beauty and longing.
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Edited by Yesha Srivastava