The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Starring: Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner, Marie-Josée Croze, Patrick Chesnais, Anne Consigny, Olatz Lopez Garmendia, Niels Arestrup, Isaach De Bankolé, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Emma de Caunes, Marina Hands, François Delaive

Director: Julian Schnabel
Release Date: 2008
Studio: Miramax Films
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Box Office Total: $5,990,075
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Synopsis: Elle France editor Jean-Dominique Bauby, who, in 1995 at the age of 43, suffered a stroke that paralyzed his entire body, except his left eye. Using that eye to blink out his memoir, Bauby eloquently described the aspects of his interior world, from the psychological torment of being trapped inside his body to his imagined stories from lands he'd only visited in his mind.



Miramax Films Set To Ring 'Diving Bell'

Monday, May 28th, 2007

Miramax Films nabbed all North American rights to one of the most sought-after titles of the fest, Julian Schnabel's French-language drama "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" (Le Scaphandre et le Papillon) for around $3 million. Read more...