The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Le Scaphandre et le Papillon2007

Let your imagination set you free.

Julian Schnabel
1h 52m
May 23, 2007 · France, United States of America

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.

Details

Status: Released
Release date: May 23, 2007
Original language: French
Spoken languages: French
Countries: France, United States of America
Production: The Kennedy/Marshall Company,France 3 Cinéma,Pathé Renn Productions
Cast: Mathieu Amalric,Emmanuelle Seigner,Marie-Josée Croze,Anne Consigny,Patrick Chesnais,Niels Arestrup,Olatz López Garmendia,Jean-Pierre Cassel,Marina Hands,Max von Sydowand 18 more
Director: Julian Schnabel
Writer: Ronald Harwood,Jean-Dominique Bauby
Producer: Jim Lemley,Pierre Grunstein,Jon Kilik,Kathleen Kennedy
Cinematography: Janusz Kamiński
Music: Paul Cantelon
Budget: $14,000,020
Revenue: $19,777,647
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