Imgine this: The only part of your body you can move is one eye-lid. Can't speak, can't nod, and do anything but blink. How would you write a book? Blinking to a assistant when she annouces the whole alphabet until you reach your correct letter? Well here we are: The Diving bell and the Butterfly by a former French Elle magazine Editor.

Now how about writing the screen-play about this whole process from the first person perspective? Oscar Winning writer Ron Harwood did just that. Today I had the pleasure to view this film and with a small class of film students, get Ron for a Q & A. Very non-Hollywood old school english man. Seem to do everything against conventional wisdom and from a playwright background. Much to learn from him.