World Film Fest: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Adapted from the memoir by Jean-Dominique Bauby, who was the editor of popular French fashion magazine Elle. Bauby suffered a massive heart stroke that resulted in a rare condition called Locked-in Syndrome. Bauby’s mental faculties were undamaged; however, he was almost entirely paralyzed. With his therapist, Bauby worked out a system of communication by blinking his eye when the correct letter of the alphabet was spoken.
Released 2007 – 112 minutes – PG-13 for nudity, sexual content and some language
Location: Petty Auditorium, Skokie Public Library
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