The Diving Bell and the ButterflyOverview and Synopsis

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Opened November 30, 2007 | Runtime:1 hr. 52 min.
PG-13
nudity, sexual content and some language
Jean-Dominique Bauby (Mathieu Amalric), 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 Read More
Cast: Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner, Marie-Josée Croze, Anne Consigny, Patrick Chesnais
Director: Julian Schnabel
Genres: Medical Drama, Drama

Critic Reviews

"...simultaneously uplifting and melancholy, suffused with an unexpected sense of possibility as much as the inevitable sense of loss. " Los Angeles Times
- Kenneth Turan
"...visually arresting and a tribute to the power of imagination..." USA Today
- Claudia Puig
"Most compelling in its attempts to re-create the experience of paralysis onscreen..." Variety
- Justin Chang