Directed by:
Julian SchnabelScreenplay:
Ronald HarwoodCinematography:
Janusz KaminskiComposer:
Paul CantelonCast:
Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner, Marie-Josée Croze, Anne Consigny, Patrick Chesnais, Niels Arestrup, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Marina Hands, Max von Sydow (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
"The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" is the remarkable true story of Jean-Dominique Bauby, a successful and charismatic editor-in-chief of French Elle, who believes he is living his life to its absolute fullest when a sudden stroke leaves him in a life-altered state. While the physical challenges of Bauby's fate leave him with little hope for the future, he begins to discover how his life's passions, his rich memories and his newfound imagination can help him achieve a life without boundaries. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Mathieu Amalric](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/656/160656797_6e206b.png)
Mathieu Amalric
France
Best movies:
Mesrine Part 2: Public Enemy #1 (2008)
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
Farewell, Home Sweet Home (1999)
![Emmanuelle Seigner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/135/162135617_01862e.jpg)
Emmanuelle Seigner
France
Best movies:
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
Bitter Moon (1992)
La Vie en rose (2007)
![Marie-Josée Croze](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/196/163196417_cae61e.png)
Marie-Josée Croze
Canada
Best movies:
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
Munich (2005)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
![Anne Consigny](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/730/160730487_8e3416.png)
Anne Consigny
France
Best movies:
Mesrine Part 2: Public Enemy #1 (2008)
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
36th Precinct (2004)
![Patrick Chesnais](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/755/162755631_d169b8.jpg)
Patrick Chesnais
France
Best movies:
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
La Lectrice (1988)
The Maiden and the Wolves (2008)
![Niels Arestrup](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/532/160532495_993720.png)
Niels Arestrup
France
Best movies:
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
La Rumba (1987)
Sarah's Key (2010)
![Jean-Pierre Cassel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272109_0b563d.jpg)
Jean-Pierre Cassel
France
Best movies:
No Time for Breakfast (1976)
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
The Meetings of Anna (1978)
![Marina Hands](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/052/162052996_a31d21.png)
Marina Hands
France
Best movies:
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
The Barbarian Invasions (2003)
Jappeloup (2013)
![Max von Sydow](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267824_9f437d.jpg)
Max von Sydow
Sweden
Best movies:
Shutter Island (2010)
Awakenings (1990)
The Last Place on Earth (1985) (series)
![Gérard Watkins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/760/160760280_fa144a.jpg)
Gérard Watkins
UK
Best movies:
La Commune (Paris, 1871) (2000)
Taken (2008)
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
![Isaach De Bankolé](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274451_7515af.jpg)
Isaach De Bankolé
Ivory Coast
Best movies:
Night on Earth (1991)
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)
Casino Royale (2006)
![Emma de Caunes](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276304_51a651.jpg)
Emma de Caunes
France
Best movies:
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
The Science of Sleep (2006)
The Age of Ignorance (2007)
Jean-Philippe Écoffey
Switzerland
Best movies:
Mina Tannenbaum (1994)
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
My Life in Pink (1997)
![Zinedine Soualem](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/540/162540405_a455de.png)
Zinedine Soualem
France
Best movies:
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
Hate (1995)
Roman de Gare (2007)
Agathe de La Fontaine
France
Best movies:
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
Train of Life (1998)
Too Loud a Solitude (1994)
![Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/874/159874678_7b55fe.jpg)
Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre
France
Best movies:
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
Time Regained (1999)
Comedy of Innocence (2000)
![Michael Wincott](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267619_4b749f.jpg)
Michael Wincott
Canada
Best movies:
The Doors (1991)
Dead Man (1995)
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
![Lenny Kravitz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/517/517875_766723.jpg)
Lenny Kravitz
USA
Best movies:
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
Precious (2009)
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
![Hiam Abbass](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/149/161149311_4ecdd6.jpg)
Hiam Abbass
Israel
Best movies:
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
The Promise (2011) (series)
The Visitor (2007)
Jean-Baptiste Mondino
France
Best movies: