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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly(2007)
Status: Released
Date: 2007-05-23
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1241 Votes
Time: 1h 52m
Let your imagination set you free.
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.
Languages: French.
Countries:
France,
United States of America
Budget: $14,000,020.00
Revenue: $19,777,647.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Top 10 Billed Cast
Mathieu Amalric
Jean-Dominique Bauby
Emmanuelle Seigner
Céline Desmoulins
Marie-Josée Croze
Henriette Durand
Anne Consigny
Claude
Patrick Chesnais
Dr. Lepage
Niels Arestrup
Roussin
Jean-Pierre Cassel
Father Lucien
Marina Hands
Joséphine
Max von Sydow
Papinou
Video Trailer The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Video: Official Trailer
Official Trailer
Official UK Trailer
DP/30 (LWD): The Diving Bell & The Butterfly - Von Sydow, Amalric, Croze, Seigner, dir Schnabel
Julian Schnabel Interview -The Diving Bell And The Butterfly
Julian Schnabel Interview -The Diving Bell And The Butterfly
Mathieu Amalric on 'The Diving Bell and the Butterfly'
Submerged - The Making of The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
The Diving Bell And The Butterfly Clip - In Cinemas 8th Feb
The Diving Bell And The Butterfly Clip - In Cinemas 8th Feb
The Diving Bell And The Butterfly Clip - In Cinemas 8th Feb
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Official Trailer - Trailer
Official UK Trailer - Trailer
DP/30 (LWD): The Diving Bell & The Butterfly - Von Sydow, Amalric, Croze, Seigner, dir Schnabel - Featurette
Julian Schnabel Interview -The Diving Bell And The Butterfly - Featurette
Julian Schnabel Interview -The Diving Bell And The Butterfly - Featurette
Mathieu Amalric on 'The Diving Bell and the Butterfly' - Featurette
Submerged - The Making of The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - Featurette
The Diving Bell And The Butterfly Clip - In Cinemas 8th Feb - Clip
The Diving Bell And The Butterfly Clip - In Cinemas 8th Feb - Clip
The Diving Bell And The Butterfly Clip - In Cinemas 8th Feb - Clip
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