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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Original title: Le scaphandre et le papillon

“Let your imagination set you free.”

2007 · 1 h 52 min
Directed by Julian Schnabel
BiographyDrama

Cast

Mathieu Amalric Emmanuelle Seigner Marie-Josée Croze Anne Consigny Patrick Chesnais Niels Arestrup

Credits

Written by: Ronald Harwood

Plot

The editor of French Elle, Jean-Dominique Bauby, is paralysed by a stroke except for his left eyelid, and writes a memoir by blinking, in a visually inventive, deeply moving film.

Sinekatalog’s take

A visually stunning and deeply moving true story.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 8.0 / 10 (113,350 votes)
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