Film
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
2007· PG-13· 1h 52m· Drama· History
“Let your imagination set you free.”
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.
2007-05-23
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Key Crew
DirectorJulian Schnabel
ScreenplayRonald Harwood
ProducerJon Kilik
Director of PhotographyJanusz Kamiński
Original Music ComposerPaul Cantelon
EditorJuliette Welfling
Full cast & crew (28 cast · 50 crew)
Details
Released2007-05-23
Runtime1h 52m · PG-13
StatusReleased
StudiosPathé Renn Productions · France 3 Cinéma · The Kennedy/Marshall Company
Budget$14M
Box office$20M
LanguagesFrench
CountriesFrance · United States of America
Rating7.6/10 · 1286 votes
Original languagefr
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