The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Le Scaphandre et le Papillon
2007 · 1h 52m · Drama, History · France, United States of America · Rated PG-13 (US)
Let your imagination set you free.
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.
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Julian SchnabelWritten by
Ronald Harwood7.5Smart score
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based on novel or bookbased on true storydisableddying and deatheditor-in-chieffemale lovermedical dramapatientpsychological dramapsychological stresswriting
RatingPG-13 (US)
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