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whatinthehell129 t1_ix09780 wrote

The movie is amazing too.

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Crepuscular_Animal t1_ix14n8p wrote

One of the most fascinating movies I've seen and also one if the scariest. He was quite young, wealthy, glamorous, active, everything in his life was nice and happy, and then bam, in one second it all just goes away. Like he's transported to hell instantly.

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Test_After t1_ix22oz2 wrote

Also, the movie highlights something the book didn't - he was in love with a woman who didn't/couldn't deal with the locked-in situation, and his amanuensis was his loving but unloved wife, who found out about the affair because of the accident. Awkward.

TIL That his publisher provided the amanuensis, and a ghost writer. And the director of the film decided to focus on the first wife and write out the current lover, who visited him fairly often actually.

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Vocalscpunk t1_ix23v5r wrote

I thoroughly enjoyed it but found out after that the drama with the woman/ex wife was fabricated for 'good movie making' which tracks with Hollywood but feels unnecessary. It's a compelling story without added drama

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patrick_ritchey t1_ix2x88u wrote

do you know where I cam watch it? It's been on my watch list for years but I couldn't find it

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whatinthehell129 t1_ix32ww5 wrote

Strangely enough, SBS televised it. SBS is a station in Australia

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patrick_ritchey t1_ix36mz5 wrote

thanks, I will try with a VPN to get to watch it

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vondafkossum t1_ix3duay wrote

JustWatch says it’s available on Amazon in Austria. Don’t know if that’s an option for you. But you might be better off paying to rent it or hitting the high seas.

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