The Diving Bell and the Butterfly poster

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly(2007)

Name: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 2007-05-23
Rating: 7.6

Le Scaphandre et le Papillon

Let your imagination set you free.

7.6(1,291)1h 52m2007-05-23

DramaHistory

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.

Director:: Julian Schnabel
Writers:: Ronald Harwood, Jean-Dominique Bauby
Producers:: Jon Kilik, Kathleen Kennedy
Cinematographer:: Janusz Kamiński
Composer:: Paul Cantelon
Production:: Pathé Renn Productions, France 3 Cinéma, The Kennedy/Marshall Company
Budget:: $14,000,020
Revenue:: $19,777,647
Status:: Released