I'm back!
It's been ages since i saw a good film, but finally I have one to report on that really is worth seeing.
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
A French film, but not made by french people. Well, the actors were French. Based on a true story of a French guy who had a stroke and then suffered from locked in syndrome - he was parylised from head to toe and could only communicate with one eyelid, while he could understand everything.
This is totally not a midday movie z grade telemovie tearjerker. This is truly a piece of art.
The story is fascinating, emotional but not soppy, and the story telling techniques are very clever. The camera work is great. It's amazing to see how this guy manages to break out of his self pitying and even manage to write a book using his one eyelid.
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But how can they make a film about a guy who doesn't move or talk? Is it all flashbacks? A little light on the action?
I think you should just watch it. Some flashbacks, some not. It is done cleverly. It rather poetically done. A bit of fantasy mixed with realism. If you don't like arthouse films don't bother.
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