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Le scaphandre et le papillon (2007) -- The official U.S. trailer for The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, directed by Julian Schnabel.
Le scaphandre et le papillon (2007) -- Clip: Shaving father
Le scaphandre et le papillon (2007) -- Interview: Julian Schnabel "On the look of the film"
Le scaphandre et le papillon (2007) -- The true story of Elle editor Jean-Dominique Bauby who suffers a stroke and has to live with an almost totally paralyzed body; only his left eye isn't paralyzed.
Le scaphandre et le papillon (2007) -- The true story of Elle editor Jean-Dominique Bauby who suffers a stroke and has to live with an almost totally paralyzed body; only his left eye isn't paralyzed.

Overview

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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Ronald Harwood (screenplay)
Jean-Dominique Bauby (book)
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Release Date:
23 May 2007 (Belgium) more
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Tagline:
Let your imagination set you free
Plot:
The true story of Elle editor Jean-Dominique Bauby who suffers a stroke and has to live with an almost totally paralyzed body; only his left eye isn't paralyzed. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 40 wins & 33 nominations more
User Comments:
Do yourself a favor more (127 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Mathieu Amalric ... Jean-Do

Emmanuelle Seigner ... Céline
Marie-Josée Croze ... Henriette Roi
Anne Consigny ... Claude
Patrick Chesnais ... Le Docteur Lepage
Niels Arestrup ... Roussin
Olatz López Garmendia ... Marie Lopez

Jean-Pierre Cassel ... Père Lucien et le Vendeur
Marina Hands ... Joséphine

Max von Sydow ... Papinou
Gérard Watkins ... Le Docteur Cocheton
Théo Sampaio ... Théophile
Fiorella Campanella ... Céleste
Talina Boyaci ... Hortense

Isaach De Bankolé ... Laurent
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (International: English title) (UK) (USA)
Le scaphandre et le papillon (France)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for nudity, sexual content and some language.
Runtime:
France:112 min | USA:112 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Julian Schnabel went as far as to learn French to make the film. more
Goofs:
Continuity: In the scene where Jean-Do shaves his father, he shaves the moustache area and the shaving cream is removed, but in the next shot this area is covered with shaving cream again. In the following shot the father's upper lift is clean of shaving cream again. more
Quotes:
Jean-Dominique Bauby: We're all children, we all need approval. more
Movie Connections:
References Singin' in the Rain (1952) more
Soundtrack:
Pauvre petit fille riche more

FAQ

Why did they sew Bauby's eyelid shut?
Is this movie based on a novel?
A Note Regarding Spoilers
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69 out of 92 people found the following comment useful.
Do yourself a favor, 2 January 2008
9/10
Author: D. Bruce Brown from Columbia, Maryland, USA

The inadequacies of the descriptions of this movie emphasize the gulf between the written (or spoken) word and the work of art itself. I could write all the spoilers and it wouldn't make a difference, because the riveting quality here doesn't depend on plot surprises. It is the improbable story, a story that will touch you and then executed by actors who seem like their lives depend on being true to the story.

This is an anti-Hollywood, anti-formula movie. Those have their place, but this is a great antidote to the silly decisions made by inappropriately powerful studio execs.

See it. You'll be thankful you did.

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Film contains big lies russa03
was i the only one who was a bit taken back..... ElliottJMead
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