The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Let your imagination set you free.

7.6112 min
DramaHistory

Overview

Jean-Dominique Bauby, editor-in-chief of French fashion bible Elle magazine, has a devastating stroke at age 43. The damage to his brain stem results in locked-in syndrome, with which he is almost completely paralyzed and only able to communicate by blinking an eye. Bauby painstakingly dictates his memoir via the only means of expression left to him.

Movie Info

Release Date: 5/23/2007

Runtime: 112 min

Director: Julian Schnabel

Writers: Ronald Harwood

Top Cast

Mathieu Amalric

Mathieu Amalric

Jean-Dominique Bauby

Emmanuelle Seigner

Emmanuelle Seigner

Céline Desmoulins

Marie-Josée Croze

Marie-Josée Croze

Henriette Durand

Anne Consigny

Anne Consigny

Claude

Patrick Chesnais

Patrick Chesnais

Dr. Lepage

Niels Arestrup

Niels Arestrup

Roussin

Jean-Pierre Cassel

Jean-Pierre Cassel

Father Lucien

Marina Hands

Marina Hands

Joséphine

Max von Sydow

Max von Sydow

Papinou

Isaach de Bankolé

Isaach de Bankolé

Laurent

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