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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

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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.

Cast

Mathieu Amalric poster

Mathieu Amalric

Jean-Dominique Bauby

Emmanuelle Seigner poster

Emmanuelle Seigner

Céline Desmoulins

Marie-Josée Croze poster

Marie-Josée Croze

Henriette Durand

Anne Consigny poster

Anne Consigny

Claude

Patrick Chesnais poster

Patrick Chesnais

Dr. Lepage

Niels Arestrup poster

Niels Arestrup

Roussin

Olatz LĂłpez Garmendia poster

Olatz LĂłpez Garmendia

Marie Lopez

Jean-Pierre Cassel poster

Jean-Pierre Cassel

Father Lucien

Marina Hands poster

Marina Hands

Joséphine

Max von Sydow poster

Max von Sydow

Papinou

Isaach de Bankolé poster

Isaach de Bankolé

Laurent

Emma de Caunes poster

Emma de Caunes

Empress Eugenia

Jean-Philippe Écoffey poster

Jean-Philippe Écoffey

Doctor Mercier

Gérard Watkins poster

Gérard Watkins

Doctor Cocheton

Nicolas Le Riche poster

Nicolas Le Riche

Ninjinski