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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

# Let your imagination set you free.
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📜 Overview: 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.
💵 Budget: USD 14,000,020
🌏 Languages Available: French
📆 Date Released: 2007-05-23
⌚ Running Time: 112 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.6

Beloved Cast

Mathieu Amalric original image
Jean-Dominique Bauby
Mathieu Amalric
Emmanuelle Seigner original image
Céline Desmoulins
Emmanuelle Seigner
Marie-Josée Croze original image
Henriette Durand
Marie-Josée Croze
Anne Consigny original image
Claude
Anne Consigny
Patrick Chesnais original image
Dr. Lepage
Patrick Chesnais
Niels Arestrup original image
Roussin
Niels Arestrup
Olatz López Garmendia original image
Marie Lopez
Olatz López Garmendia
Jean-Pierre Cassel original image
Father Lucien
Jean-Pierre Cassel
Marina Hands original image
Joséphine
Marina Hands
Max von Sydow original image
Papinou
Max von Sydow
Isaach de Bankolé original image
Laurent
Isaach de Bankolé
Emma de Caunes original image
Empress Eugenia
Emma de Caunes
Jean-Philippe Écoffey original image
Doctor Mercier
Jean-Philippe Écoffey
Gérard Watkins original image
Doctor Cocheton
Gérard Watkins
Nicolas Le Riche original image
Ninjinski
Nicolas Le Riche
Théo Sampaio original image
Théophile
Théo Sampaio
Fiorella Campanella original image
Céleste
Fiorella Campanella
Talina Boyaci original image
Hortense
Talina Boyaci
Anne Alvaro original image
Betty
Anne Alvaro
Françoise Lebrun original image
Madame Bauby
Françoise Lebrun
Zinedine Soualem original image
Joubert
Zinedine Soualem
Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre original image
Diane
Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre
Agathe de La Fontaine original image
Inès
Agathe de La Fontaine
Marie Meyer original image
Mannequin
Marie Meyer
Ilze Bajare original image
Mannequin
Ilze Bajare
Anna Chyzh original image
Mannequin
Anna Chyzh
Lenny Kravitz original image
Himself
Lenny Kravitz
Michael Wincott original image
Fashion Photographer
Michael Wincott

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