Le Scaphandre et le Papillon

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

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.

Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
112 mins
Status
Finished
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Details

Type
Movie
Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
112 mins
Status
Finished
Start Date
May 23, 2007
Season
2007
Average Score
76%
Mean Score
76%
Ratings
1297
Popularity
4
Favorites
0
Reviews
0
Genres
Drama, History
Country
FR
English
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Description

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.

Immersion

Japanese

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