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In this episode, I reflect on Jean-Dominique Bauby's memoir, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, focusing particularly on (and reading a large portion of) the chapter titled "Through a Glass, Darkly." (I also talk a little bit about the origin and meaning of that strange phrase.) Bauby had a massive stroke in 1995, at the age 43, and as a result was totally paralyzed (except for his left eyelid) and rendered mute. After exploring his memoir, I then totally change gears and talk about Russell Brand, by way of really talking about civil discourse, or what Dr. Robert Nash calls "moral conversation." I discuss a 1996 article that Nash wrote on the topic and which still very much applies to the modern day.
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In the earlier part of this book, we saw that out of Pandora's box came all the evils of the world. This was Zeus's “gift” to the wise, beautiful girl who had everything already. In the story, it was meant to be an act of revenge, but in both Frankl's and Zupan's case, the “evil” was really a powerful force for good in their lives, one way or another. It's curious how many people who've experienced profound loss and change would have it no other way—and they certainly wouldn't choose to go back and live a more mediocre life! Jean-Dominique Bauby is another example, and you may already be familiar with his story if you've watched the movie The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, or read the book that inspired it. At the young age of forty-three, Bauby experienced what many of us have only glimpsed in our nightmares: he suffered a stroke and fell into a coma that left him, twenty days later, utterly unable to speak, or to move his arms or legs. He could not even move his mouth.
When Julian Schnabel decided to make a film out of of Jean-Dominique Bauby's autobiography The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, he was taking on a radical film making challenge that was both technically difficult and emotionally challenging: the story follows Bauby himself as he writes the book - even though he had been completely paralyzed by a massive stroke in the prime of his life. Join us as we look at the unusual visual and storytelling techniques employed to put the viewer inside Bauby's first-person experience - and how watching this film played very differently for us in the time of COVID-19!
TESTO DELL'ARTICOLO ➜http://www.filmgarantiti.it/it/articoli.php?id=54LO SCAFANDRO E LA FARFALLA - TOTALMENTE PARALIZZATO SCOPRE IL VERO SENSO DELLA VITA di Toni ViolaPremio per la miglior regia a Cannes, quattro nomination agli Oscar. Il bellissimo e commovente "Lo scafandro e la farfalla" del regista americano Julian Schnabel, racconta in 112 minuti la vicenda drammaticamente reale del francese Jean-Dominique Bauby. Colpito da ictus all'età di 42 anni, Bauby (autore di successo e redattore capo della prestigiosa rivista francese Elle) rimase poi vittima di una rara sindrome che lo paralizzò dalla testa ai piedi rinchiudendolo nel suo stesso corpo, come in uno scafandro. L'uomo dettò la sua autobiografia, da cui è tratto il film di Schnabel, in poco più di un anno utilizzando solo il battito di una palpebra, l'unica parte del corpo che era in grado di governare, perché per ogni altra funzione dipendeva dalle macchine. Un calvario di 16 mesi (Bauby si spense il 9 marzo 1997, dieci giorni dopo la pubblicazione del volume), ma anche un incredibile inno alla vita, vista e vissuta attraverso quell'occhio capace di esprimere tutta la profonda essenza di un uomo così umiliato e imprigionato, ma libero come una farfalla, nei battiti di quelle palpebre.È possibile che l'essere umano travolto da un'improvvisa, terribile tragedia scopra la sua vera natura e il senso più profondo della vita? Dobbiamo ammalarci ed esplorare i meandri dell'inferno perché ci appaia un angelo pronto ad aiutarci? Parte da queste domande Schnabel per dare vita a un autentico capolavoro intriso di straordinaria umanità, poesia, persino ironia, com'era nelle corde dello sfortunato Bauby, interpretato dal bravo Mathieu Amalric. Ma c'è anche profonda disperazione. Come quando, appena appreso a comunicare con il movimento delle palpebre, le sue prime parole sono: "Voglio morire". "Parole oscene e irrispettose" secondo la sua fisioterapista (Emmanuelle Seigner) che a quell'uomo sta dedicando tutta se stessa. E Bauby scoprirà come la vita valga la pena di essere vissuta comunque.Le infermiere, la moglie, i figli (delicatissima la scena del mare), gli amici, tutti si adattano alla sua nuova condizione e lo incoraggiano ad andare avanti in un viaggio che riserva anche momenti di ironia, non certo inaspettati per chi ha conosciuto direttamente certe situazioni di fragilità estrema: perché la capacità degli uomini di trovare risorse positive dentro se stessi è davvero infinita.Commovente tra le altre scene, a volte amare a volte dolcissime, anche un altro momento forte della pellicola: la telefonata con l'anziano padre invalido, disperato per non poter stare accanto al proprio figlio.Un tema, quello dell'intangibilità e sacralità della vita, spesso tabù sul grande schermo o affrontato piuttosto per ribadire il diritto all'eutanasia, è trattato da Schnabel in maniera sorprendente. Il regista ci ricorda infatti che anche un'esistenza apparentemente così miserabile può ancora riservare gioia e serenità, emozioni e sogni da cercare tra memorie e immaginazione. Intrappolato, con il protagonista, tra membra inerti per quasi un'ora, lo spettatore assiste quasi con l'occhio stesso di Bauby (e di Schabel) alle vicende che si dipanano sullo schermo con quello stesso sguardo, ascoltando la voce di un uomo che nei suoi monologhi interiori si chiede se quella si possa chiamare vita, che rimpiange cose mai dette, gesti mai compiuti, amore mai dato, la gioia perduta senza però mai perdere, persino, un innato senso dell'umorismo.Un film importante, anzi necessario: in tempi di dibattiti gridati e furenti rivendicazioni di presunti "diritti" di morire, di battaglie ideologiche giocate sul concetto scivoloso di "qualità della vita", il film è un invito a fare silenzio. Di fronte a qualcosa di più grande.
Sometimes art can help our friends and family understand our lives when we cannot. We're all too close to our own situations to adequately explain them. I'm gradually working my way through a list of stroke related movies. It's not always easy to watch them, but they are often rewarding. This week, I talk about 2 of them. My Beautiful Broken Brain This film chronicle the life of film producer Lotje Sodderland in the year after her stroke. We see her struggle with language, improve, decline, and generally come to terms with her new way of seeing and communicating with the world. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly This film is "based on a true story." It's based on a book written by Jean-Dominique Bauby, the former editor of Elle magazine in Paris, and it's his memoir. Bauby suffered a stroke while at the peak of his professional life. When he woke from a coma, he had Locked-In Syndrome. He had all his cognitive abilities but he couldn't speak and he couldn't move. He couldn't communicate with the world outside his body. Eventually, he was able to communicate by blinking his left eye. And that's how he dictated his book. #JusticeForJoe A few weeks ago, I spoke with Joe Borges from The NeuroNerds on this show. You can hear that episode here. Recently, Joe shared the story of his care at Valley Presbyterian Hospital in Van Nuys, CA. Basically, when he was a patient, they lost him. The administered significant narcotics to a brain injury/brain surgery survivor and ignored him. Completely not in his right mind, Joe got up in the middle of the night, got dressed -- sort of -- wandered by the empty nurses station, and eventually encountered a security guard who ignored Joe's fall-risk bracelets, obvious head wound, and told him to leave. Joe wandered the streets of Van Nuys in the middle of the night for hours with no memory of what he did or what happened to him. Eventually, his sister found him. Joe has significant post traumatic stress from the incident and the hospital is convinced they did nothing wrong. Check out the full story here or just play the episode below. And let Valley Presbyterian know your thoughts. (Twitter: http://twitter.com/VPHCares) Hack of the Week Hemiparesis can make it hard to shake hands. The cane is in my right, and there not a whole lot I can so with the left one yet. The fist bump is a great alternative. I find I can do a right-handed fist bump while holding my cane. I can do a left handed one if I concentrate. It's a nice, simple way to engage in social protocol despite my disabilities. Where do we go from here? Watch "My Beautiful Broken Brain" and "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly." Check out Joe's story at http://Strokecast.com/JusticeForJoe Share this episode with the movie lover in your life by giving them the link http://Strokecast.com/movies Subscribe to Strokecast for free in your favorite podcast app so you never miss an episode Don't get best...get better. Strokecast is the stroke podcast where a Gen X stroke survivor explores rehab, recovery, the frontiers of neuroscience and one-handed banana peeling by helping stroke survivors, caregivers, medical providers and stroke industry affiliates connect and share their stories.
Welcome to the Season Finale Welcome to the What's The Matter With Me? Podcast, Episode 33: A Scrap Of A Dad Is Still A Dad. It's the NBD season finale. My name is John, I'm 38 years old, husband, father of two, small business owner, radio DJ, podcaster, and I have multiple sclerosis so I made this podcast to share what I'm going through. What's The Matter With Me? is a MS podcast and it's also about other things. I am not a medical professional and you should not take this for medical advice. If you need medical advice ask your healthcare provider. The What's The Matter With Me? Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and whatsthematterwithme.org Recap Episode 32 Last episode, I meditated that social media was like the mirror scene from Enter the Dragon, the final match where Bruce Lee fights Han. They played it during setup at Lollapalooza before Smashing Pumpkins in 1995. Some listeners wrote me about the Wahls protocol. We talked about how this episode is the season finale and plans for the future. There are new plants in the garden. I am happy to say that my disability conciousness grew a lot in season 1. Stay tuned for more in season 2.. Listener Mailbag Listeners wrote in to say the podcast meant a lot to them and I want to give a shout out to those people and express thanks and gratitude. I am extremely happy and immensely gratified to provide support. Thank you for listening, reaching out, contacting me and in turn supporting me. I'm overjoyed when listeners write me. You can contact me using the form on whatsthematterwithme.org. While you're there, why not Subscribe to our action network. In The Handicap Space Another parent was parked in the handicap space on Monday. I was dropping off John John and Koko. She said she was late for work. I said that may be true, but this is space is not for convenience, it's for access. I told her I was a parent too and that it wasn't personal. She said again she was late for work. I told her that I thought it was for access not convenience, and that furthermore her car was in my way and creating danger for me because I have to "go off-road" with my two kids. I have hurt myself very seriously doing the same thing before. Letting it slide would have been my preference, but when she started justifying her presence in the space, I had to say something. My kids were watching. A Scrap of a Dad The Diving Bell and the Butterfly The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007) was directed by Julian Schnabel about Jean-Dominique Bauby, played by Mathieu Almaric, who was the editor of Elle Magazine. He experienced a major stroke that left him with a case of what is often called "shut-in syndrome". He had no way of communicating, or moving other than blinking his eye. With the help of a speech therapist, he learns to communicate using only blinking, and writes his memoir. The movie uses point of view cinematography after the stroke and scenes from the memoir are shown as flashbacks. "Bauby assured people of an indestructible human essence inside the destructible human body." - Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle Fear of being shut in Roger Ebert pointed out that Julian Schnabel has now directed three movies about artist creating in the face of obstacles. Basquiat, about a New York graffiti artist, Before Night Falls about persecuted poet Reynaldo Arenas. Roger Ebert said he feared shut-in syndrome during his jaw surgery. MS can shut people down - I feel the same way, and this is so terrifying. I think this is why it had such an effect on me. Phone call A Scrap Of A Dad The film affected me most when he spoke about being a father. In one scene, he is on the beach in his wheelchair with his family. He reflects upon his inability to offer touch to his children. He is sad, but he says that even a scrap of a dad is still a dad. This greatly affected me. It made me cry. Something I really struggle with is accepting my limitations in the context of f...
In this episode, I discuss two films about Jean-Dominique Bauby, who was an editor at Elle Magazine in France and suffered a stroke in 1995 at the age of 43. The stroke plunged him into a rare condition known as locked-in syndrome. He wrote his memoir, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, by blinking his left eyelid. Consider making this podcast sustainable by supporting it on Patreon. Subscribe to the Her Head in Films Newsletter. Follow me on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr. Original artwork by Dhiyanah Hassan Full show notes: The Guardian article about the depiction of Bauby's girlfriend in Schnabel's film Julian Schnabel's interview with Charlie Rose in 2007
We are still looking for a name for this podcast and we may continue to do so until one or both of us are dead. If you still have a suggestion, let us know on Twitter: @darrengroth and @simongroth. Hat tip to John Birmingham who has made a decent suggestion, which we may or may not modify. Vale the Groth Bros Chevrolet Dealership in Livermore, California. The Yelp reviews do not suggest our podcast is at fault. The Books We Could Not Put Down: I’m not Scared by Niccolo Ammaniti (Darren) The Road by Cormac McCarthy (Simon and Darren) The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Domnique Bauby (Simon…oh and Bauby was the editor of Elle, not Vogue) Laugh, I Thought I’d Die: My Life with ALS by Dennis Kaye (Darren) The Books We Couldn’t Finish…oh man… here we go: Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut (Darren) Death of a River Guide by Richard Flanagan (Simon) The Cold Six-Thousand by James Ellroy (Darren) The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz by Mordecai Richler (Darren)
Rarely does a film truly take you into somebody's head for almost the entire film. Sure, you get POVs here and there in films, but it's a tricky tool to use, especially for longer periods of time. When Ronald Harwood hit on this in-the-head technique for his adaptation of Jean-Dominique Bauby's biography, it was exactly what the story needed to be told as a film. Enter Julian Schnabel, an artist/filmmaker who brought his own intuitive magic to the directing of it, and you end up with 2007's "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly," a stunningly gorgeous film that's as powerful a story of human resilience and beauty as it is a difficult film to watch because of the subject — a man living with locked-in syndrome. Join us — Pete Wright and Andy Nelson — as we continue our foreign language series with this brilliant film. We talk about our feelings of the movie and how powerful it is yet how difficult it can be to watch and why. We chat about the unique techniques Schnabel brings to the table in the making of the film and why they work so well with this story. We discuss the actors — Mathieu Amalric, Max von Sydow, Emmanuelle Seigner, Marie-Josée Croze and more — and how they all bring an amazing personal strength to the film. We talk about Janusz Kaminski's beautiful cinematography and how well it lends itself to the telling of this story. We bring up the novel Bauby's widowed girlfriend wrote about her experience and talk about why she got virtually left out of the film. And we look at the critical reception this film had worldwide, even if it struggled to bring in the bucks. It's a glorious poem of a film and one worth talking about. Definitely check it out then tune in! Hey! You know what would be awesome? If you would drop us a positive rating on iTunes! If you like what we’re doing here on TNR, it really is the best way to make sure that this show appears when others search for it, plus, it’s just a nice thing to do. Thanks!! The Next Reel on iTunes The Next Reel on Facebook The Next Reel on Twitter The Next Reel on Flickchart The Next Reel on Letterboxd Guess the Movie with The Next Reel on Instagram Check out the Posters with The Next Reel on Pinterest And for anyone interested in our fine bouquet of show hosts: Follow Andy Nelson on Twitter Follow Pete Wright on Twitter Follow Steve Sarmento on Twitter Check out Tom Metz on IMDB Follow Mike Evans on Twitter Follow Chadd Stoops on Twitter
Rarely does a film truly take you into somebody's head for almost the entire film. Sure, you get POVs here and there in films, but it's a tricky tool to use, especially for longer periods of time. When Ronald Harwood hit on this in-the-head technique for his adaptation of Jean-Dominique Bauby's biography, it was exactly what the story needed to be told as a film. Enter Julian Schnabel, an artist/filmmaker who brought his own intuitive magic to the directing of it, and you end up with 2007's "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly," a stunningly gorgeous film that's as powerful a story of human resilience and beauty as it is a difficult film to watch because of the subject — a man living with locked-in syndrome. Join us — Pete Wright and Andy Nelson — as we continue our foreign language series with this brilliant film. We talk about our feelings of the movie and how powerful it is yet how difficult it can be to watch and why. We chat about the unique techniques Schnabel brings to the table in the making of the film and why they work so well with this story. We discuss the actors — Mathieu Amalric, Max von Sydow, Emmanuelle Seigner, Marie-Josée Croze and more — and how they all bring an amazing personal strength to the film. We talk about Janusz Kaminski's beautiful cinematography and how well it lends itself to the telling of this story. We bring up the novel Bauby's widowed girlfriend wrote about her experience and talk about why she got virtually left out of the film. And we look at the critical reception this film had worldwide, even if it struggled to bring in the bucks. It's a glorious poem of a film and one worth talking about. Definitely check it out then tune in! Hey! You know what would be awesome? If you would drop us a positive rating on iTunes! If you like what we're doing here on TNR, it really is the best way to make sure that this show appears when others search for it, plus, it's just a nice thing to do. Thanks!! The Next Reel on iTunes The Next Reel on Facebook The Next Reel on Twitter The Next Reel on Flickchart The Next Reel on Letterboxd Guess the Movie with The Next Reel on Instagram Check out the Posters with The Next Reel on Pinterest And for anyone interested in our fine bouquet of show hosts: Follow Andy Nelson on Twitter Follow Pete Wright on Twitter Follow Steve Sarmento on Twitter Check out Tom Metz on IMDB Follow Mike Evans on Twitter Follow Chadd Stoops on Twitter
Rarely does a film truly take you into somebody's head for almost the entire film. Sure, you get POVs here and there in films, but it's a tricky tool to use, especially for longer periods of time. When Ronald Harwood hit on this in-the-head technique for his adaptation of Jean-Dominique Bauby's biography, it was exactly what the story needed to be told as a film. Enter Julian Schnabel, an artist/filmmaker who brought his own intuitive magic to the directing of it, and you end up with 2007's "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly," a stunningly gorgeous film that's as powerful a story of human resilience and beauty as it is a difficult film to watch because of the subject — a man living with locked-in syndrome. Join us — Pete Wright and Andy Nelson — as we continue our foreign language series with this brilliant film. We talk about our feelings of the movie and how powerful it is yet how difficult it can be to watch and why. We chat about the unique techniques Schnabel brings to the table in the making of the film and why they work so well with this story. We discuss the actors — Mathieu Amalric, Max von Sydow, Emmanuelle Seigner, Marie-Josée Croze and more — and how they all bring an amazing personal strength to the film. We talk about Janusz Kaminski's beautiful cinematography and how well it lends itself to the telling of this story. We bring up the novel Bauby's widowed girlfriend wrote about her experience and talk about why she got virtually left out of the film. And we look at the critical reception this film had worldwide, even if it struggled to bring in the bucks. It's a glorious poem of a film and one worth talking about. Definitely check it out then tune in!* * *Hey! You know what would be awesome? If you would drop us a positive rating on iTunes! If you like what we're doing here on TNR, it really is the best way to make sure that this show appears when others search for it, plus, it's just a nice thing to do. Thanks!!- [The Next Reel on iTunes](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-next-reel/id478159328?mt=2)- [The Next Reel on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/TheNextReel)- [The Next Reel on Twitter](http://twitter.com/thenextreel)- [The Next Reel on Flickchart](http://www.flickchart.com/thenextreel)- [The Next Reel on Letterboxd](http://letterboxd.com/thenextreel/)- [Guess the Movie with The Next Reel on Instagram](http://instagram.com/thenextreel)- [Check out the Posters with The Next Reel on Pinterest](http://pinterest.com/thenextreel)And for anyone interested in our fine bouquet of show hosts:- [Follow Andy Nelson on Twitter](http://twitter.com/sodacreekfilm)- [Follow Pete Wright on Twitter](http://twitter.com/petewright)- [Follow Steve Sarmento on Twitter](https://twitter.com/mr_steve23)- [Check out Tom Metz on IMDB](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1224453/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1)- [Follow Mike Evans on Twitter](https://twitter.com/ubersky)- [Follow Chadd Stoops on Twitter](https://twitter.com/ChaddStoops)
Rarely does a film truly take you into somebody's head for almost the entire film. Sure, you get POVs here and there in films, but it's a tricky tool to use, especially for longer periods of time. When Ronald Harwood hit on this in-the-head technique for his adaptation of Jean-Dominique Bauby's biography, it was exactly what the story needed to be told as a film. Enter Julian Schnabel, an artist/filmmaker who brought his own intuitive magic to the directing of it, and you end up with 2007's "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly," a stunningly gorgeous film that's as powerful a story of human resilience and beauty as it is a difficult film to watch because of the subject — a man living with locked-in syndrome. Join us — Pete Wright and Andy Nelson — as we continue our foreign language series with this brilliant film. We talk about our feelings of the movie and how powerful it is yet how difficult it can be to watch and why. We chat about the unique techniques Schnabel brings to the table in the making of the film and why they work so well with this story. We discuss the actors — Mathieu Amalric, Max von Sydow, Emmanuelle Seigner, Marie-Josée Croze and more — and how they all bring an amazing personal strength to the film. We talk about Janusz Kaminski's beautiful cinematography and how well it lends itself to the telling of this story. We bring up the novel Bauby's widowed girlfriend wrote about her experience and talk about why she got virtually left out of the film. And we look at the critical reception this film had worldwide, even if it struggled to bring in the bucks. It's a glorious poem of a film and one worth talking about. Definitely check it out then tune in!* * *Hey! You know what would be awesome? If you would drop us a positive rating on iTunes! If you like what we're doing here on TNR, it really is the best way to make sure that this show appears when others search for it, plus, it's just a nice thing to do. Thanks!!- [The Next Reel on iTunes](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-next-reel/id478159328?mt=2)- [The Next Reel on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/TheNextReel)- [The Next Reel on Twitter](http://twitter.com/thenextreel)- [The Next Reel on Flickchart](http://www.flickchart.com/thenextreel)- [The Next Reel on Letterboxd](http://letterboxd.com/thenextreel/)- [Guess the Movie with The Next Reel on Instagram](http://instagram.com/thenextreel)- [Check out the Posters with The Next Reel on Pinterest](http://pinterest.com/thenextreel)And for anyone interested in our fine bouquet of show hosts:- [Follow Andy Nelson on Twitter](http://twitter.com/sodacreekfilm)- [Follow Pete Wright on Twitter](http://twitter.com/petewright)- [Follow Steve Sarmento on Twitter](https://twitter.com/mr_steve23)- [Check out Tom Metz on IMDB](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1224453/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1)- [Follow Mike Evans on Twitter](https://twitter.com/ubersky)- [Follow Chadd Stoops on Twitter](https://twitter.com/ChaddStoops)
The journey was long and hard but Mike, James, and Adam finally got to see all the gorgeous french women. Also, batting averages of favorite bands, how far Adam would go to thank Freddy Mercury for his contribution to music, 24 season six, "The King" Bill Cosby, and the utter creative failure of the first X-Files film. Topic of interest: Commando and Dude Where's My Car, separated at birth? Discuss.If you have a comment or question you can write us at theaftershowpodcast@gmail.com or call and leave a message at (206) 984-1298. Thanks for listening.THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY imdb Page: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0401383/
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