The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)

Let your imagination set you free. 2007-05-23 France, United States of America 112 Min. PG-13
7.6 1155 votes

Overview

The true story of Elle France editor Jean-Dominique Bauby, who, in 1995 at the age of 43, suffered a stroke that paralyzed his entire body, except his left eye. Using that eye to blink out his memoir, Bauby eloquently described the aspects of his interior world, from the psychological torment of being trapped inside his body to his imagined stories from lands he'd only visited in his mind.

Cast

Mathieu Amalric is Jean-Dominique Bauby
Jean-Dominique Bauby
Emmanuelle Seigner is Céline Desmoulins
Céline Desmoulins
Marie-Josée Croze is Henriette Durand
Henriette Durand
Patrick Chesnais is Dr. Lepage
Jean-Pierre Cassel is Father Lucien
Father Lucien
Marina Hands is Joséphine
Joséphine
Max von Sydow is Papinou
Emma de Caunes is Empress Eugenia
Empress Eugenia