The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
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.
Director:
Julian Schnabel
Writer:
Ronald Harwood
https://www.miramax.com/movie/the-diving-bell-and-the-butterfly/
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Mathieu Amalric as Jean-Dominique Bauby |
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Emmanuelle Seigner as Céline Desmoulins |
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Marie-Josée Croze as Henriette Durand |
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Anne Consigny as Claude |
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Patrick Chesnais as Dr. Lepage |
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Niels Arestrup as Roussin |
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Olatz López Garmendia as Marie Lopez |
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Jean-Pierre Cassel as Father Lucien |
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Marina Hands as Joséphine |
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Max von Sydow as Papinou |
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Isaach de Bankolé as Laurent |
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Emma de Caunes as Empress Eugenia |
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Jean-Philippe Écoffey as Doctor Mercier |
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Gérard Watkins as Doctor Cocheton |
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Nicolas Le Riche as Ninjinski |
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Théo Sampaio as Théophile |
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Fiorella Campanella as Céleste |
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Talina Boyaci as Hortense |
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Anne Alvaro as Betty |
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Françoise Lebrun as Madame Bauby |
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Zinedine Soualem as Joubert |
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Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre as Diane |
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Agathe de La Fontaine as Inès |
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Marie Meyer as Mannequin |
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Ilze Bajare as Mannequin |
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Anna Chyzh as Mannequin |
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Lenny Kravitz as Himself |
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Michael Wincott as Fashion Photographer |
| Directing | Julian Schnabel | Director |
| Production | Kathleen Kennedy | Producer |
| Production | Jon Kilik | Producer |
| Writing | Ronald Harwood | Screenplay |
| Camera | Janusz Kamiński | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Juliette Welfling | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Olivier Bériot | Costume Design |
| Sound | Jean-Paul Mugel | Sound Engineer |
| Sound | Francis Wargnier | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Dominique Gaborieau | Sound Designer |
| Production | Pierre Grunstein | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jim Lemley | Executive Producer |
| Production | François-Xavier Decraene | Line Producer |
| Sound | Paul Cantelon | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Léonard Glowinski | Associate Producer |
| Writing | Jean-Dominique Bauby | Book |
| Production | Gérard Moulévrier | Casting |
| Production | Michel Eric | Production Designer |
| Production | Laurent Ott | Production Designer |
| Sound | Julian Schnabel | Music Supervisor |
| Directing | Stéphane Gluck | First Assistant Director |
| Editing | Margot Meynier | Assistant Editor |
| Camera | Berto | Camera Operator |
| Directing | Mathilde Cavillan | Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | Virginia Anderson | Post Production Supervisor |
| Directing | Lucie Wagner | Assistant Director Trainee |
| Directing | Sébastien Marziniak | Assistant Director Trainee |
| Production | Rachel Berger | Casting Assistant |
| Production | Sana El Ghoul | Casting Assistant |
| Production | Laurent Soulet | Casting Director |
| Production | Jérôme Sacerdot | Casting Assistant |
| Crew | Marion Gervais | Child Wrangler |
| Camera | Olivier Fortin | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Steeven Petitteville | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Benoît Pain | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Adrien Debackere | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Jörg Widmer | Steadicam Operator |
| Crew | Vincent Tulasne | Video Assist Operator |
| Camera | Roland Savoye | Underwater Director of Photography |
| Camera | Pascal Morisset | Underwater Camera |
| Camera | Michel Revest | Underwater Camera |
| Camera | Étienne George | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Yves-Marie Omnes | Sound Assistant |
| Crew | Sylvie Coen | Legal Services |
| Production | Myriam Raufmann | Controller |
| Production | Eric Travers | Business Affairs Coordinator |
| Production | Amélie Dibon | Production Secretary |
| Production | Olivier Jacob | Production Manager |
| Production | Gwenael Camuzard | Unit Manager |
| Production | Gwenael Camuzard | Production Manager |
| Production | Vincent Lefeuvre | Production Manager |
| Production | Emmanuel Mathieu | Production Manager |
| Production | Logan Lelièvre | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Production | David Thooris | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Production | Sebastien Cosset | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Production | Julien Minet | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Production | Sébastien Coulet | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Production | Laurent Platiau | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Production | Delphine Brunet | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Production | Olgierd Hordierjuk-zaniewicki | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Production | Virginia Bernard | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Production | Xavier Champagnac | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Production | Maud Hubert | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Production | Mathieu Desouches | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Production | Jean-Patrick Nourricier | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Production | Thierry Leveque | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Production | Julien Linières | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Production | Emilie Larribaut-Guinguene | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Production | Deborah Dours | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Production | Octane D'Hont | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Production | Anne-Claire Loridant | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Production | Aurore Diot-Cods | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Production | Olivier Ballard | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Production | Valéry Boutelière | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Crew | Arnaud Bisselbach | Driver |
| Crew | Hélène Millet | Driver |
| Costume & Make-Up | Camille Janbon | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Daniella Telle | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Camille Joste | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alexia Crisp-Jones | On Set Dresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lucia Lefebvre | On Set Dresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sylvie Néant | On Set Dresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | Myriam Hottois | Makeup Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Florence Batteault | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sandrine Cirilli | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Chloé Van Lierde | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elizabeth Delesalle | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Julian Schnabel | Title Designer |