The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
2007 · Movie · 1h 52m · PG-13
DramaHistory
"Let your imagination set you free."
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.
Ratings
TMDB
7.6/10
Key crew
- Julian SchnabelDirector
- Ronald HarwoodScreenplay
- Paul CantelonOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Mathieu AmalricJean-Dominique Bauby
- Emmanuelle SeignerCéline Desmoulins
- Marie-Josée CrozeHenriette Durand
- Anne ConsignyClaude
- Patrick ChesnaisDr. Lepage
- Niels ArestrupRoussin
- Olatz López GarmendiaMarie Lopez
- Jean-Pierre CasselFather Lucien
- Marina HandsJoséphine
- Max von SydowPapinou
- Isaach de BankoléLaurent
- Emma de CaunesEmpress Eugenia
Stills
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Themes
dying and deathbased on novel or bookwritingfemale lovereditor-in-chiefpsychological stressbased on true storypatientdisabledmedical dramapsychological drama