The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
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.
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
Julian Schnabel
At a glance
Countries
France, United States of America
Ratings
TMDB users
7.6/10
1,272 votes
Rating consensus
76/100 blend
Sources: TMDB
Warm reception overall — weighted ~76/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
Mathieu Amalric
Jean-Dominique Bauby
Emmanuelle Seigner
Céline Desmoulins
Marie-Josée Croze
Henriette Durand
Anne Consigny
Claude
Patrick Chesnais
Dr. Lepage
Niels Arestrup
Roussin
Olatz López Garmendia
Marie Lopez
Jean-Pierre Cassel
Father Lucien
Marina Hands
Joséphine
Max von Sydow
Papinou
Isaach de Bankolé
Laurent
Emma de Caunes
Empress Eugenia
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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
Julian Schnabel
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