The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 2007-05-23 France, United States of America 112 Min. PG-13
7.575 1230 votes
Drama, History

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.

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
Anne Consigny is Claude
Claude
Patrick Chesnais is Dr. Lepage
Dr. Lepage
Niels Arestrup is Roussin
Roussin
Olatz López Garmendia is Marie Lopez
Marie Lopez
Jean-Pierre Cassel is Father Lucien
Father Lucien
Marina Hands is Joséphine
Joséphine
Max von Sydow is Papinou
Papinou
Isaach de Bankolé is Laurent
Laurent
Emma de Caunes is Empress Eugenia
Empress Eugenia
Jean-Philippe Écoffey is Doctor Mercier
Doctor Mercier
Gérard Watkins is Doctor Cocheton
Doctor Cocheton
Nicolas Le Riche is Ninjinski
Ninjinski
Théo Sampaio is Théophile
Théophile
Fiorella Campanella is Céleste
Céleste
Talina Boyaci is Hortense
Hortense
Anne Alvaro is Betty
Betty
Françoise Lebrun is Madame Bauby
Madame Bauby
Zinedine Soualem is Joubert
Joubert
Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre is Diane
Diane
Agathe de La Fontaine is Inès
Inès
Marie Meyer is Mannequin
Mannequin
Ilze Bajare is Mannequin
Mannequin
Anna Chyzh is Mannequin
Mannequin
Lenny Kravitz is Himself
Himself
Michael Wincott is Fashion Photographer
Fashion Photographer

Related Movies