Ross hosts Academy Award-nominated 'Diving Bell and the Butterfly' Feb. 15-28 The Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center will feature "The Orphanage" and "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" from Feb. 15-28.
"The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" - based on the best-selling memoir of the same name - tells the tale of Jean-Dominique Bauby. Bauby, played by Mathiew Amalric, was the world-renowned editor of French ELLE magazine who suffered a stroke at age 43 and was paralyzed by the inexplicable "locked in" syndrome. His only way of communication was to blink with one eye. A series of dedicated helpers (all beautiful women) helped Bauby speak through his blinking and he began to produce the words that formed the memoir. "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" (rated PG-13) is nominated for four Academy Awards, including best director, best cinematography, best editing and best-adapted screenplay. In "The Orphanage" - the feature film debut of Spanish director Juan Antonio Bayona - a woman discovers dark secrets hidden within her cherished childhood home. "The Orphanage" is a supernatural thriller featuring award-winning Spanish actor Belén Rueda, who portrays a mother desperate to rescue her family from the nightmare she has unwittingly led them into. "The Orphange" is rated R for some disturbing content. For more information, including show times, go to www.theross.org or call the film information line at 472-5353.
