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

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Let your imagination set you free.

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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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Budget

$14000020

Revenue

$19777647

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

112 mins

Rating

7.6/10

Release Date

23 May 2007

Country

France

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

Isaach de Bankolé

Isaach de Bankolé

Laurent

Emma de Caunes

Emma de Caunes

Empress Eugenia

Jean-Philippe Écoffey

Jean-Philippe Écoffey

Doctor Mercier

Gérard Watkins

Gérard Watkins

Doctor Cocheton

Nicolas Le Riche

Nicolas Le Riche

Ninjinski

Théo Sampaio

Théo Sampaio

Théophile

Fiorella Campanella

Fiorella Campanella

Céleste

Talina Boyaci

Talina Boyaci

Hortense

Anne Alvaro

Anne Alvaro

Betty

Françoise Lebrun

Françoise Lebrun

Madame Bauby

Zinedine Soualem

Zinedine Soualem

Joubert

Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre

Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre

Diane

Agathe de La Fontaine

Agathe de La Fontaine

Inès

Marie Meyer

Marie Meyer

Mannequin

Ilze Bajare

Ilze Bajare

Mannequin

Anna Chyzh

Anna Chyzh

Mannequin

Lenny Kravitz

Lenny Kravitz

Himself

Michael Wincott

Michael Wincott

Fashion Photographer

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