Poster movie

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Drama

History

Lenguage:112 min

Duration:fr

Release date:May 23, 2007

Calificacion:7.6

Description:

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
Mathieu AmalricJean-Dominique Bauby
Emmanuelle Seigner
Emmanuelle SeignerCéline Desmoulins
Marie-Josée Croze
Marie-Josée CrozeHenriette Durand
Anne Consigny
Anne ConsignyClaude
Patrick Chesnais
Patrick ChesnaisDr. Lepage
Niels Arestrup
Niels ArestrupRoussin
Jean-Pierre Cassel
Jean-Pierre CasselFather Lucien
Marina Hands
Marina HandsJoséphine
Max von Sydow
Max von SydowPapinou
Isaach de Bankolé
Isaach de BankoléLaurent

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