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Jean-Dominique Bauby AKA "Jean-Do," the high-flying editor of French Elle and father of two, was renowned for his sense of humor and style, his joie de vivre and amorous energy, when, in an instant, his world was plunged into the depths of catastrophe. Faced with a harrowing predicament, Jean-Do will use enormous courage and determination but, most of all, his soaring imagination to escape from his trap. Tapping into the limitlessness of his memories, fantasies, wit and wishes, he finds a way to race through experiences of wonder and grief, sex and love, fatherhood and childhood, faith and questioning, ecstasy and absurdity--and touches the very essence of what it is to be human. Along the way he is buoyed by a quintet of remarkable women: Céline, the mother of his children who remains devoted to him despite his betrayal; Inés, the girlfriend who still haunts him; Henriette and Marie, who give Jean-Do the power to re-connect with the world and his loved ones; and Claude, who becomes his ravishing literary assistant.
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| Also Known As: |
Le Scaphandre Et Le Papillon
The Diving Bell & the Butterfly
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
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| Production Status: |
Released |
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| Logline: |
Imprisoned in his body after a massive stroke, a French journalist records the daily minutes of his new life while pondering the survival of the human spirit. |
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| Genres: |
Art/Foreign, Drama, Adaptation and Biopic |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 54 min. |
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| Release Date: |
November 30th, 2007 (limited) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
PG-13 for nudity, sexual content and some language. |
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| Distributors: |
DreamWorks, Miramax Films
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| Production Co.: |
Kennedy/Marshall Company, Wind Dancer Films, Pathe Renn Productions, France 3 Cinéma, CRRAV Nord Pas de Calais
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| Studios: |
Universal Pictures, DreamWorks
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| Financiers: |
CineCinema, Studio Canal, La Region Nord Pas-de-Calais, Region Nord Pas de Calais, Banque Populaire Images 7
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$5,990,075 |
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| Produced in: |
France |
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