Le scaphandre et le papillon

After a sudden stroke leaves him with 'locked-in syndrome,' Jean-Dominique Bauby, editor-in-chief of Elle magazine, finds himself almost entirely paralyzed, able to communicate only by blinking one eyelid. This is his remarkable true story, dictated letter by painstaking letter, of how he wrote his autobiography from within his own body. It is a testament to the resilience of the human mind and spirit.