The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
fr
PG-13
7.6
May 2007
Drama
History
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.
Runtime:
1 hour 52 minutes
Status:
Released
Original Language:
fr
Budget:
$14,000,020.00
Revenue:
$19,777,647.00
Director:
Julian Schnabel
