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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly is a 2007 biographical drama film directed by Julian Schnabel and written by Ronald Harwood. Based on Jean-Dominique Bauby's 1997 memoir of the same name, the film depicts Bauby's life after suffering a massive stroke that left him with a condition known as locked-in syndrome. Bauby is played by Mathieu Amalric.

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2007 · 1h 52m · Drama · History

TMDB 7.6/10 (1,297 votes)

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.

Directed by Julian Schnabel

Box office $20M worldwide

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Julian SchnabelDirector

Mathieu Amalricas Jean-Dominique Bauby

Emmanuelle Seigneras Céline Desmoulins

Marie-Josée Crozeas Henriette Durand

Anne Consigny