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Locked-In Syndrome (1997) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1997 · 27 mins · French
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- Directed by
- Jean-Jacques Beineix
- Starring
- Jean-Dominique Bauby
On December 8, 1995, 43‑year‑old Jean‑Dominque Bauby, editor‑in‑chief of ELLE, suffered a stroke that left him locked in his own body, able to move only his left eye. Director Jean‑Jacques Beiniex’s Locked‑In Syndrome follows Bauby’s painstaking effort to dictate his memoir The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, later made into an acclaimed film.
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