The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Let your imagination set you free.
Le Scaphandre et le Papillon
Storyline
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.
Key Information
Watch Trailer
Cast & Crew
Mathieu Amalric
Jean-Dominique Bauby
Emmanuelle Seigner
Céline Desmoulins
Marie-Josée Croze
Henriette Durand
Anne Consigny
Claude
Patrick Chesnais
Dr. Lepage
Niels Arestrup
Roussin
Olatz López Garmendia
Marie Lopez
Jean-Pierre Cassel
Father Lucien
Marina Hands
Joséphine
Max von Sydow
Papinou
Isaach de Bankolé
Laurent
Emma de Caunes
Empress Eugenia
Frequently Asked Questions
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly was released on May 23, 2007.
The runtime of The Diving Bell and the Butterfly is 1h 52m.
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly is a Drama, History movie.
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly has a rating of 7.6 out of 10 on TMDB.
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly was directed by Julian Schnabel.
The main cast of The Diving Bell and the Butterfly includes Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner, Marie-Josée Croze.
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly is originally in French.