7.8
“Let your imagination set you free.”
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
May 23, 20071h 52mFR
7.6
1.3K votes
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.
Director
Julian SchnabelWriters
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Status
Released
Original Language
French
Budget
$14.0M
Revenue
$19.8M
Production Companies
Pathé Renn ProductionsFrance 3 CinémaThe Kennedy/Marshall Company
