The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)

"Let your imagination set you free."

7.6 (1247 votes)
1h 52m
May 23, 2007
French

Synopsis

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.

Director

Julian Schnabel

Writers

Ronald Harwood

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Original Title

Le Scaphandre et le Papillon

Status

Released

Budget

$14,000,020

Revenue

$19,777,647

Production

Pathé Renn Productions, France 3 Cinéma, The Kennedy/Marshall Company