Let your imagination set you free
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
| Cast |
Mathiew Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner, Marie-Josée Croze, Anne Consigny, Patrick Chesnais, Max von Sydow |
| Director |
Julian Schnabel |
| Screenplay | Ronald Harwood, from the memoir by Jean-Dominique Bauby |
| Music | Paul Cantelon |
| Cinematography | Janusz Kaminski |
| Editing | Juliette Welfling |
| Sound formats | Dolby Digital, DTS |
| Soundtrack | Available |
| Made in | 2007 |
| Produced by | Pathé Renn Productions, France 3 Cineéma, The Kennedy/Marshall Company, C.R.R.A.V. Nord Pas de Calais, Région Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Canal+, Ciné Cineémas, Banque Populaire Images 7 |
Official Site | IMDB page | ScreenIt Report
Trailer: Medium
| Genre | Drama |
| Language | Isolated and discrete |
| Nudity | Isolated, brief and non-sexual |
| Sex | None |
| Violence | None |
| Prejudice | None |
| Blasphemy | None |
| Drug abuse | None |
| Comments | Complex and mature theme. |
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| Frightening / Tense Scenes |
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Topics to talk about |
| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Cape Argus / The Star Helen Herimbi  Life-affirming tale a testament to the human spirit. | 20 |  |
| Cape Times Kenneth Turan Clever script and great acting make Bell a winner. | 20 | |
| iAfrica.com Rebekah Kendal There are few films that are truly awe-inspiring. This is one of them. | 20 | |
| Sunday Times Barry Ronge | 15 | |
| 24.com Jean Barker A beautiful adaptation of a true story that leaves you desperate to live every moment to the fullest. | 15 | |
| BBC Anna Smith One of those it-could-happen-to-you dramas, it'll get you pondering on life, death and illness but leave you with a wry, tearful smile and a determination to live life to the full. | 15 | |
| Chicago Sunday Times Roger Ebert | 20 | |
| eye Weekly Jason Anderson Vivid, moving though somewhat overbearing | 10 |  |
| ReelViews James Berardinelli Do not be dissuaded by the subject matter. This is a special motion picture that achieves its higher agenda of doing much more than idly plucking at a few heartstrings. | 18 | |
| Rolling Stone Peter Travers Here's a remarkable true story that comes to the screen with an exhilarating disregard for conventional rules. | 18 | |
| ScreenItA good and ultimately uplifting offering that, when considering the subject matter, is something of an accomplishment in itself. | 13 |  |
| Metacritic.com 36 critics | 18 | |
| Rottentomatoes critics 139 critics | 16 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Breathtaking visuals and dynamic performances make this a powerful biopic. | 19 | |
What the People say | ||
| Internet 6157 Netizens One of the best films I've seen for a while | 16 | |
Average .. 84% | 17 | |