Tonight Kristen and I watched Julian Schnabel's The Diving Bell and the Butterfly. It was long overdue. The film had a sneak preview member viewing at the ICA a few months ago. My shift ended an hour before Schnabel arrived to introduce his film. At the time I was not star struck enough to attempt to be an "usher". Fast forward to present day: we loved it. The whole I laughed, I cried thing rolled into a self-reflective journey of stillness. It even satisfied Kristen's appetite for French things and completed my perfect Happy Birthday evening. We recommend it. Jean-Dominique Bauby is our hero.Shelby Finger
Somerville, MA
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I loved "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly", but the movie I'd rather see is "My Stroke of Insight", which is the amazing bestselling book by Dr Jill Bolte Taylor. It is an incredible story and there's a happy ending. She was a 37 year old Harvard brain scientist who had a stroke in the left half of her brain. The story is about how she fully recovered, what she learned and experienced, and it teaches a lot about how to live a better life. Her TEDTalk at TED dot com is fantastic too. It's been spread online millions of times and you'll see why!
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