The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

"Let your imagination set you free."

7.6/101h 52m2007
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Overview

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.

Genres

DramaHistory

Production Companies

Pathé Renn Productions
France 3 Cinéma
The Kennedy/Marshall Company

Additional Information

Original Title:Le Scaphandre et le Papillon
Original Language:French
Status:Released
Budget:$14,000,020
Revenue:$19,777,647
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