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

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