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