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Exploring the Human Condition

(With the Help of a Few Sexy French Nurses)

Movies that are “based on a true story” are usually dismal affairs—extraordinary human experiences flattened into pseudo-inspirational morality tales. An emphatic new exception is Julian Schnabel’s The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, based on the autobiography of Jean-Dominique Bauby (Jean-Do to his friends). Diving Bell is that rare case where an amazing story and amazing […]

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