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

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Let your imagination set you free.

7.6(1,211 votes)
2007
1h 52m
Drama
History

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.

Production

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

Cast

Mathieu Amalric

Mathieu Amalric

Jean-Dominique Bauby

Emmanuelle Seigner

Emmanuelle Seigner

Céline Desmoulins

Marie-Josée Croze

Marie-Josée Croze

Henriette Durand

Anne Consigny

Anne Consigny

Claude

Patrick Chesnais

Patrick Chesnais

Dr. Lepage

Niels Arestrup

Niels Arestrup

Roussin

Olatz López Garmendia

Olatz López Garmendia

Marie Lopez

Jean-Pierre Cassel

Jean-Pierre Cassel

Father Lucien

Marina Hands

Marina Hands

Joséphine

Max von Sydow

Max von Sydow

Papinou

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