Locked-In Syndrome ( Assigné à résidence / Otaku / Le chien de Monsieur Michel ) ( Mr. Michel's Dog )

Locked-In Syndrome (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Assigné à résidence / Otaku / Le chien de Monsieur Michel
Alternate Title: Mr. Michel's Dog
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
121 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1977-1997 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )

Directed By:
Jean-Jacques Beineix

Written By:
Jean-Jacques Beineix

Actors:
Jean-Dominique Bauby
Yves Afonso ..... M. Michel
Denise Péron ..... La concierge
Corinne Costantini
Henry Courseaux ..... La voisine
Michèle Hamelin ..... Le boucher
Mireille Lafeuille
Paul Levy
Jacky Pratoussy
Shoshana Seguev
Jean-Pierre Sentier
Françoise Rigal
Monsieur Robin

Synopsis:

French auteur Jean-Jacques Beineix's (Betty Blue) inspirational documentary is the extraordinary true story of Jean-Dominique Bauby. Unique and captivating the film chronicles the life struggle of the well-respected journalist and editor of ELLE magazine after suffering a massive stroke. Surviving twenty days in a coma he awoke speechless and almost completely paralysed with only the ability to blink his left eyelid. Diagnosed with a condition known as Locked-in syndrome Bauby took up the immense challenge by not only learning to communicate through the blinking of his eyelid but devised a way to record his memoir in print by partner assisted scanning. Published as The Diving Bell and the Butterfly his story is one of tremendous hope and was superbly dramatised in the Golden Globe winning and Oscar nominated feature film of the same name. Also included is the documentary feature OTAKU an expose on the obsessive attraction of hobbies and the many people who become fanatically involved in their pursuit of happiness. Finally Mr. Michel's Dog is the short fiction film that launched Beineix's career a delightful tale about a mischievous fiction that becomes reality.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 21 January, 2019.