The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

2007
1h 52m
7.6

7.6/10

1,262 votes • View on IMDb
Drama History

"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.

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Status: Released

Budget: $14,000,020

Revenue: $19,777,647

Language: FR

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Production Information

Production Companies
Pathé Renn Productions France 3 Cinéma The Kennedy/Marshall Company
Production Countries
France United States of America
Spoken Languages
French

Keywords

dying and death based on novel or book writing female lover editor-in-chief psychological stress patient disabled medical drama psychological drama

Quick Facts

Original Title Le Scaphandre et le Papillon
Release Date May 23, 2007
Status Released
Language FR
IMDb ID tt0401383
Website Visit Site

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

Olatz López Garmendia
Olatz López Garmendia

Marie Lopez

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

Emma de Caunes
Emma de Caunes

Empress Eugenia

Key Crew

Julian Schnabel
Director
Jim Lemley
Executive Producer
Ronald Harwood
Screenplay
Pierre Grunstein
Executive Producer
Jon Kilik
Producer
Kathleen Kennedy
Producer