2013
2013

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

"Let your imagination set you free."

2007-05-23
7.575
fr 112m
DramaHistory
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.

Producer

Jon Kilik

Director

Julian Schnabel

Director of Photography

Janusz Kamiński

Sound Designer

Francis Wargnier

Original Music Composer

Paul Cantelon

Editor

Juliette Welfling

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Status

Released

Revenue

$19,777,647

Budget

$14,000,020

Countries

  • France
  • United States of America

Companies

  • Pathé Renn Productions
  • France 3 Cinéma
  • The Kennedy/Marshall Company

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