"The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" is the remarkable true story of Jean-Dominique Bauby, a successful and charismatic editor-in-chief of FrenchElle, who believes he is living his life to its absolute fullest when a sudden stroke leaves him in a life-altered state. While the physical challenges of Bauby's fate leave him with little hope for the future, he begins to discover how his life's passions, his rich memories and his newfound imagination can help him achieve a life without boundaries.
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- Diving Bell And The Butterfly, The
- 12A (Contains sexualised nudity and one use of moderate language)
- Cast
- Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner, Anne Consigny, Emma De Caunes, Max von Sydow, Marie-Josee Croze, Patrick Chesnais, Niels Arestrup, Olatz Garmendia, Jean-Pierre Cassel
- Director
- Julian Schnabel
- Producer
- Pierre Grunstein, Jim Lemley, Jon Kilik, Kathleen Kennedy, Leonard Glowinski
- Writer
- Ronald Harwood, Jean-Dominique Bauby
- Duration
- 01:52:00
- Official Site
- http://www.thedivingbellmovie.co.uk/
- Release
- Friday February 8 2008
- Genre
- Drama
- Distributor
- Pathe
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