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Le Scaphandre et le Papillon (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly)

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Le Scaphandre et le Papillon (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly) (2007)

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Reviews Counted:153

Fresh:142

Rotten:11

Average Rating:8.2/10

Consensus: Breathtaking visuals and dynamic performances make The Diving Bell and the Butterfly a powerful biopic.

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Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for nudity, sexual content and some language

Runtime: 1 hr. 54 min.

Genre: Drama

Theatrical Release: Nov 30, 2007 Wide

Box Office: $5.9M

Synopsis: "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" is the remarkable true story of Jean-Dominique Bauby, a successful and charismatic editor-in-chief of FrenchElle,... "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" is the remarkable true story of Jean-Dominique Bauby, a successful and charismatic editor-in-chief of FrenchElle, 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. [More]

Starring: Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner, Marie-Josée Croze, Anne Consigny

Starring: Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner, Marie-Josée Croze, Anne Consigny, Patrick Chesnais, Niels Arestrup, Olatz Lopez Garmendia, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Marina Hands, Gerard Watkins, Theo Sampaio, Fiorella Campanella, Talina Boyaci, Isaach De Bankolé, Emma de Caunes, Jean-Philippe Écoffey, Nicholas Le Riche, Anne Alvaro, Françoise Lebrun, Zinedine Soualem, Georges Roche, Agathe De La Fontaine, Yves-Marie Coppin, Francois Delaive, Franck Victor, Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre, Daniel Lapostolle, Philippe Roux, Francis Filloux, Elvis Polanski, Max von Sydow, Sara Seguela, Vasile Negru, Marie Meyer, Ilze Bajare, Anna Chyzh, Antoine Breant, Azzedine Alaia, Michael Wincott, Jean-Baptiste Mondino, Lenny Kravitz, Farida Khelfa

Director: Julian Schnabel

Director: Julian Schnabel
Screenwriter: Ronald Harwood
Producer: Jim Lemley
Distributor: Miramax Films

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REVIEWS FOR LE SCAPHANDRE ET LE PAPILLON (THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY)

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Dave White
Dave White
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This uncommon story about an uncommon man is gentle, it is patient, it is compassionate and -- from a technical standpoint -- it is stunning.

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Oct 9, 2009
Mike Scott
Mike Scott
Times-Picayune

Triumph of the human spirit to the Miramax, predictable in its crowd-pleasing, middlebrow vulgarity but with a few inventive, free-floating passages

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Peter Keough
Peter Keough
Boston Phoenix

Una película realmente conmovedora que logra trasladar a hermosas y sugestivas imágenes la experiencia real de un hombre paralizado física aunque no mentalmente.

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Nov 8, 2008
Enrique Buchichio
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Peter Howell
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An emotional tour de force that is simply stunning all around.

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Sep 8, 2008
Heather Huntington
Heather Huntington
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The camera techniques used actually give the audience just a hint of what it must be like to live with a fully aware mind, and one working eye.

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Jonathan Kiefer
Jonathan Kiefer
Sacramento News & Review

Um testamento profundamente tocante da força do espírito humano.

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Jul 8, 2008
Pablo Villaca
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