The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
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.
Country: FR
Genre: Drama, History
Release: 2007-05-23
Director: Julian Schnabel
Production: Pathé Renn Productions, France 3 Cinéma, The Kennedy/Marshall Company
Cast: Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner, Marie-Josée Croze, Anne Consigny, Patrick Chesnais
Tagline: Let your imagination set you free.
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