The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
dir. Julian Schnabel
85
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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.
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Breathtaking visuals and dynamic performances make The Diving Bell and the Butterfly a powerful biopic.
Directed byJulian Schnabel
StarringMathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner, Marie-Josée Croze, Anne Consigny, Patrick Chesnais, Niels Arestrup
Written byRonald Harwood
CinematographyJanusz Kamiński
EditingJuliette Welfling
MusicPaul Cantelon
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
2007 · PG-13 · 1h 52m
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. Bauby painstakingly dictates his memoir via the only means of expression left to him.
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