The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007-05-23)

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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.

Directed By: Julian Schnabel

Star Cast: Mathieu Amalric , Emmanuelle Seigner , Marie-Josée Croze , Anne Consigny ,

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Status: Released
Runtime: 112m
Popularity: 2.1342
Language: fr

Budget: $14,000,020
Revenue: $19,777,647

Vote Average: 7.575
Vote Count: 1241

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

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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

Jean-Philippe Écoffey

Jean-Philippe Écoffey

Doctor Mercier

Gérard Watkins

Gérard Watkins

Doctor Cocheton

Nicolas Le Riche

Nicolas Le Riche

Ninjinski

Théo Sampaio

Théo Sampaio

Théophile

Fiorella Campanella

Fiorella Campanella

Céleste

Talina Boyaci

Talina Boyaci

Hortense