Followed by Q&A with Julian Schnabel

Experience the triumphant tale of renowned Elle magazine editor Jean-Dominique Bauby, a man whose love of life and soaring vision shaped his will to achieve a life without boundaries. Paralyzed after a stroke except for the use of his left eye, Bauby eloquently shared his story with the world by blinking words he could no longer speak.

Artist-turned-filmmaker Julian Schnabel (Before Night Falls) directed this sensitive adaptation of Bauby’s memoir in an impressionistic fashion to evoke Bauby’s plight. The film received nominations for Schnabel’s direction, Ronald Harwood’s screenplay, Janusz Kaminski’s warm cinematography, and the complex yet effortless editing by Juliette Welfling. Starring Mathieu Amalric (Munich, Quantum of Solace), Emmanuelle Seigner (Venus in Fur Bitter Moon), and Marie-Josée Croze (Munich).