Mathieu Amalric,
Emmanuelle Seigner,
Marie-Josée Croze,
Anne Consigny,
Patrick Chesnais
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"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...( read more
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DVD Release Date: April 29, 2008
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December 26, 2009''I decided to stop pitying myself. Other than my eye, two things aren't paralyzed, my imagination and my memory.''
The true story of Elle editor Jean-Dominique Bauby who suffers a stroke and has to live with an almost totally paralyzed body; only his left ey...( read more) -
October 22, 2009I have a soft spot for inspirational true stories, especially ones with meaningful dialog between fathers and sons. A terrific story of reflection, regret and reconciliation.
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September 30, 2009The diving bell and the butterfly is one of my favourite books so I was really concerned when I heard that they were making it into a film. My concerns soon disappeared within the first few minutes, the brilliant use of first person camera really set the scene and tone and gave a...( read more)
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May 20, 2009Fascinating story that makes you want to go do stuff before all you can move is your eyelid. It was hard to look at his creepy broken vein eyeball, but well worth it.
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April 3, 2009Surprisingly excellent film about a man who suffers a sudden stroke and decides, during rehabilitation to "write" a book about his life with the help of his speech therapist. All this despite being paralyzed, mute and blind in one eye. It goes back-and-forth between his rehab and...( read more)
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February 1, 2010Wow, this film was really powerful and inspirational. Though it was hard to sit through at some points, I still love it a lot and would recommend it to anyone.
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January 10, 2010The story is moving and the acting great, but altogether the film is nothing more than average. Why I couldn't tell, it just didn't make me feel I want to watch it again soon.
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January 6, 2010good movie and pretty moving, but I have a feeling I would have enjoyed it more if it did not drag on at times.
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Critic Reviews
December 26, 2007
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
December 21, 2007
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Here is the life force at its most insistent, lashing out against fate with stubborn resolve. And also with lust, hunger, humor and all of the other notes that this man once played so easily. full review
December 2, 2007
Marcy Dermansky, About.com
After I recovered from my initial horror, I was almost able to enjoy the experience of watching this discomfiting, entirely unique narrative. full review
December 1, 2007
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
The picture is so beautiful to look at that it's practically buoyant. full review
November 30, 2007
Claudia Puig, USA Today
An inspiring tale of one man's triumph over adversity often devolves into a cinematic cliché, more earnest than truly moving. Thankfully, Diving Bell avoids those pitfalls. full review
November 30, 2007
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
With The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Julian Schnabel demonstrates his own imaginative freedom in every frame and sequence.
November 30, 2007
Pete Hammond, Maxim
Tough to watch? Sure. Worth it? Absolutely. Perhaps the most inspiring film in many years. full review
November 28, 2007
Armond White, The New York Press
Tells a real person's life story so inventively you might forget how rotten recent biopics have been. full review
November 28, 2007
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
[Director Schnabel's] best film yet, a high-wire act of visual daring and unquenchable spirit. full review
November 26, 2007
David Edelstein, New York Magazine
The film is a masterpiece in which "locked-in" syndrome becomes the human condition. full review
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