
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - (2007)Released
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.
Genres
DramaHistory
Production Countries
FranceUnited States of America
Production Companies
Pathé Renn ProductionsFrance 3 CinémaThe Kennedy/Marshall Company
Spoken Languages
Français
Release Date
2007-05-23
Budget
14000020
Revenue
19777647
Runtime
112 minutes