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BrandiL

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I have always loved watching films. As far back as I can remember. There is nothing like seeing a film that really pulls you in and suspension of disbelief takes place, and ...

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Favorite Films

  1. Junebug
  2. My Life Without Me
  3. In the Mood for Love
  4. All About My Mother
  5. Closer

Favorite Actors

  1. Meryl Streep
  2. Henry Fonda
  3. Bill Murray
  4. Angela Bassett
  5. Samuel L. Jackson

Favorite Directors

  1. Federico Fellini
  2. Martin Scorsese
  3. Spike Lee
  4. Richard Linklater
  5. Pedro Almodovar
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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Review of The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Extraordinary filmmaking...

As with the main character's condition, the viewer is "locked-in" into a really moving piece of filmmaking. As the viewer, you witness, and become Jean-Dominique and that really pushes you to try to see what he sees. Forces you really, because that is the only perspective you have in the film's entirety. The blurred gazes, the blinking, and all the other nuances package the intent of the experience of being trapped in a body. His mind is free to explore, imagine and dream. Instead of pitying you are inspired by his determination to find solace in his unwanted state.

Posted on 01/07/08 by: BrandiL 04:09 PM

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