The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
Let your imagination set you free.
2007 · PG-13 · 1h 52m · Drama, History
Genres: Drama, History
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.
Director: Julian Schnabel
Writers: Ronald Harwood
Music by: Paul Cantelon
Cinematography: Janusz Kamiński
Editor: Juliette Welfling
Box office: $20M · Budget: $14M · Rated 7.6/10 by 1296 viewers
Cast
Mathieu Amalric as Jean-Dominique BaubyEmmanuelle Seigner as Céline DesmoulinsMarie-Josée Croze as Henriette DurandAnne Consigny as ClaudePatrick Chesnais as Dr. LepageNiels Arestrup as RoussinOlatz López Garmendia as Marie LopezJean-Pierre Cassel as Father LucienMarina Hands as JoséphineMax von Sydow as PapinouIsaach de Bankolé as LaurentEmma de Caunes as Empress EugeniaMore like this
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