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.
Storyline
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
Runtime
1h 52min
Director
Budget
$14,000,020
Revenue
$19,777,647
Status
Released
Language
French
Production
Pathé Renn Productions, France 3 Cinéma, The Kennedy/Marshall Company
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