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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)

Original title: Le Scaphandre et le Papillon

PG-13 · 2007-05-23 · 1h 52m · FR
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The true story of Elle France editor Jean-Dominique Bauby, who, in 1995 at the age of 43, suffered a stroke that paralyzed his entire body, except his left eye. Using that eye to blink out his memoir, Bauby eloquently described the aspects of his interior world, from the psychological torment of being trapped inside his body to his imagined stories from lands he'd only visited in his mind.

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Julian SchnabelDirector
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$14M
Box office
$19.8M

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Mathieu AmalricMathieu AmalricJean-Dominique BaubyEmmanuelle SeignerEmmanuelle SeignerCéline DesmoulinsMarie-Josée CrozeMarie-Josée CrozeHenriette DurandAnne ConsignyAnne ConsignyClaudePatrick ChesnaisPatrick ChesnaisDr. LepageNiels ArestrupNiels ArestrupRoussinOlatz López GarmendiaOlatz López GarmendiaMarie LopezJean-Pierre CasselJean-Pierre CasselFather LucienMarina HandsMarina HandsJoséphineMax von SydowMax von SydowPapinouIsaach de BankoléIsaach de BankoléLaurentEmma de CaunesEmma de CaunesEmpress Eugenia

Keywords

Based on novel or bookDying and deathDisabledLover (female)Editor-in-chiefPatientWritingPsychological stress

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Genre affinityDrama · HistoryTheme affinityBased On Novel Or Book · Dying And Death · DisabledMood preferencePsychological StressDialogue densityDramaDirector preference190241Actor preference82676 · 190223 · 175137

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What is The Diving Bell and the Butterfly about?

The true story of Elle France editor Jean-Dominique Bauby, who, in 1995 at the age of 43, suffered a stroke that paralyzed his entire body, except his left eye. Using that eye to blink out his memoir, Bauby eloquently described the aspects of his interior world, from the psychological torment of being trapped inside his body to his imagined stories from lands he'd only visited in his mind.

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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly has a runtime of 112 minutes.

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