Dramatizes the story of Elle France editor Jean-Dominique Bauby, who, at the age of 43, suffered a stroke that paralyzed his entire body except his left eye, which he used to blink out his memoir.
Bauby suffered massive stroke. When he emerged from coma his mind was perfectly clear, but he could move only his left eyelid. Demonstrates his irrepressible love of life. Never maudlin or religiose, his observations become inspirational.