manages to force past the dehumanisation of cliche without losing any logic or passion, its sprinklings of droll humour surprising yet relatable, ringing truer than anything else could. there are moments where the words, music and images are like a tide against bauby's stolid shore, so conflicting and complementary it's a joy to behold.

Very Nice Movie

It's hard to see how any other filmmakers could have made this film anything better than mediocre. The visuals are stunning, performances are superb across the board, and magnificent direction. Artistic flourishes are not at all jarring and add to the dreamlike quality of the film.

The opening scences made me fear the film would use gimmicky camera work and go nowhere, but the film unfolds slowly layer by layer and is just a joy to watch. Beautfiul shots, great characters, excellent narration. You experience the main character's life moment by moment and are drawn into an excellent narrative. A gripping tragedy that shows the frailty of human life.

One of the best of '07. The film techniques alone make this one worth watching. The fact that it's based on a true story makes it even more amazing.

great movie that displays great pictures. it's quite obvious that schnabel benefits from his experience as a photographer.

Fantastic.

Beautiful in many ways and very touching. Gets a bit boring towards the end but not enough to really harm it.

I really, really liked this movie. I've yet to see another like it where it's told purely from the point of view of the disabled man, but it gives such an impact seeing the world through his eyes, and especially his thoughts, trapped in his own mind and his struggle to overcome it. Something about it just clicked with me.

yet another fucking 2007 masterpiece

The direction by Schnabel was unbelievable, it was comparable to Noe's Irreversible to me. Completely fitting of the subject matter. The first person view of everything with the occasional insight to what Bauby thought were beautiful. It felt as though Bauby were filming it himself

Heart wrenching, yet surprisingly uplifting. Few things are more frightening than the idea of being a prisoner inside your own body, but Jean-Do handled it with tremendous grace and reserved optimism. While his condition took away his movement, it could never steal his imagination. Beautiful cinematography and very well acted.

I saw this after reading the back. I have to say, I enjoyed this better. The film style for this was excellent and they certainly got the feeling down perfectly. To me, the book and the movie go hand in hand. This affected me a lot more than the reading did, but each supported itself and knowing before hand what he wrote while seeing this helped me to further understand it. Putting to vision a lot of what he wrote made it stand out a bit more. A great film experience.

The narrative device used in this film is in a category of its own. Simply gorgeous.

What a refreshing perspective and inspirational story.

Very emotional and unique film. I felt it could have been shorter (some of the alphabet sequences could have been cut), but that's really my only complaint.

It's a beautiful film but it just doesn't have enough impact. I was expecting a lot because the trailer was amazing which probably jades my rating. Good but I didn't really want to watch it again, and I don't really know what to write =s

The fact of daring to make an entire film about a paralysee is almost as impressive as him writing his book with one eye. Still, it only does what it says on the tin. Once the initial effectiveness of the static POV camera and the sympathy it engenders has worn off, the film is about as entertaining as being locked-in. Max von Sydow had the best scene as the man's father.

A beautiful film depicting the life of Jean-Dominique Bauby (played by Mathieu Amalric) after his stroke. Great camera work through the eyes of Bauby, it really added to the story of what one can do with only his eyelids.

The story is heartbreaking but inspiring, and the creative and clever ways in which Bauby's viewpoint, thoughts and memories are shown work perfectly.