The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
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
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
May 23, 2007
Runtime
1h 52m
Genres
Drama, History
User Score
76%
Original Title
Le Scaphandre et le Papillon
Production Companies
Pathé Renn Productions, France 3 Cinéma, The Kennedy/Marshall Company
Director
Julian Schnabel
Budget
$14,000,020
Revenue
$19,777,647
Description
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.
