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THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY tells the remarkable tale of Jean-Dominique Bauby, the world-renowned editor of French ELLE magazine, who suffered a stroke and was paralyzed by the inexplicable 'locked in' syndrome at the age of 43. Bauby's only way of communicating with the outside world was by blinking with one eye.Product Identifiers
EAN5060002835975
eBay Product ID (ePID)64395080
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Film/TV TitleThe Diving Bell and the Butterfly
ActorMathieu Amalric, Nicolas Le Riche, Max von Sydow, Jean-Philippe Watkins, Isaach De Bankole, Emmanuelle Seigner, Anne Consigny, Jean-Pierre Cassell, Marie-Josee Croze, Lopez Garmendia, Emma De Caunes, Patrick Chesnais, Marina Hands
DirectorJulian Schnabel
FormatDVD
Release Year2008
LanguageFrench
FeaturesWidescreen, The making of THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY\'A Cinematic Vision' featurette\Charlie Rose interviews Julian Schnabel \Trailer \Photo gallery
Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Run Time112 Mins
GenreDrama, General
Additional Product Features
Certificate12A/12
Number of Discs1
Country/Region of ManufactureFrance
ReviewsTime Out - Fascinating and beautiful...immensely moving, Film Comment - The result is like a precious art object--crafted by a painter--that through emotional wealth and visual invention amplifies the poignancy found on the page, Film Review - One of the most life affirming films of the year
Consumer AdviceContains sexualised nudity and one use of moderate language
Additional InformationCelebrated painter and filmmaker Julian Schnabel's third feature finds him reaching new artistic heights with this audacious and personal biopic, based on the best-selling memoir of the same name. The film tells the remarkable tale of Jean-Dominique Bauby (Mathieu Amalric), the world-renowned editor of French ELLE magazine, who suffered a stroke and was paralyzed by the inexplicable 'locked in' syndrome at the age of 43. Bauby's only way of communicating with the outside world was by blinking with one eye, and after several dedicated helpers--a string of impossibly beautiful women (Emmanuelle Seigner, Marie-Josee Croze, Olatz Lopez Garamendia, Anne Consigny)--helped him to speak through this seemingly irrelevant gesture, he began to produce the words that would form his memoir. Along the way, as he swam in and out of consciousness, memories from his past swelled into the present, resulting in a cinematic experience that is at once heartbreaking and hopeful.<BR>Schnabel somehow manages to convey Bauby's internal life with remarkable clarity, employing first-person perspective, striking cinematography (by the always great Janusz Kaminski), and Amalric's pained, life-affirming monologues. The result is a wholly original experience, a painful and tender portrait of a life that is made all the more exhilarating because of its close proximity to death.
Movie/TV TitleThe Diving Bell And The Butterfly
Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1
AwardsBest Director - Motion Picture 2008 -, Best Screenplay (Adapted) 2008 - Ronald Harwood, Best Foreign Language Film 2008 -