The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)

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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.

Released: 2007-05-23
Genres: Drama, History
Runtime: 1h 52m
Status: Released
TMDB rating: 7.6/10 from 1,318 votes

Directed by Julian Schnabel.

Top cast

Mathieu Amalric as Jean-Dominique Bauby
Emmanuelle Seigner as Céline Desmoulins
Marie-Josée Croze as Henriette Durand
Anne Consigny as Claude
Patrick Chesnais as Dr. Lepage
Niels Arestrup as Roussin
Olatz López Garmendia as Marie Lopez
Jean-Pierre Cassel as Father Lucien
Marina Hands as Joséphine
Max von Sydow as Papinou

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Where to watch The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

United States: watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla; rent on JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom: rent on Amazon Video, Sky Store; buy on Amazon Video, Sky Store
Canada: stream on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels; watch free on Crave; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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