The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

1h 52min

Drama

History

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.

Production Companies

Pathé Renn Productions

France 3 Cinéma

The Kennedy/Marshall Company

Cast

Mathieu Amalric

Mathieu Amalric

Jean-Dominique Bauby
Emmanuelle Seigner

Emmanuelle Seigner

Céline Desmoulins
Marie-Josée Croze

Marie-Josée Croze

Henriette Durand
Jean-Pierre Cassel

Jean-Pierre Cassel

Father Lucien
Marina Hands

Marina Hands

Joséphine
Emma de Caunes

Emma de Caunes

Empress Eugenia
Gérard Watkins

Gérard Watkins

Doctor Cocheton
Théo Sampaio

Théo Sampaio

Théophile
Françoise Lebrun

Françoise Lebrun

Madame Bauby
Marie Meyer

Marie Meyer

Mannequin
Ilze Bajare

Ilze Bajare

Mannequin
Anna Chyzh

Anna Chyzh

Mannequin
Michael Wincott

Michael Wincott

Fashion Photographer

Release date

23rd May 2007

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Français