The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
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PG13,1hr 54min
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November 30, 2007
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Miramax Films
Synopsis: The astonishing true-life story of Jean-Dominic Bauby - a man who held the world in his palm, lost everything to sudden paralysis at 43 years old, and somehow found the strength to rebound - first touched the world in Bauby's bestselling autobiography The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (AKA La Scaphandre et la papillon), then in Jean-Jacques Beneix's half-hour 1997 documentary of Bauby at work, released under the same title, and, ten years after that, in this Cannes-selected docudrama, ... Full Synopsis
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By Justin Chang, Variety.com
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"... gorgeously filmed movie morphs into a dreamlike collage of memories and fantasies, distancing the viewer somewhat ..." Full Review
Featured Cast
Jean-Dominique 'Jean Do' Bauby, Jean-Dominique Bauby
Celine Desmoulin, Céline Desmoulin
Henriette Durand, Henriette Roi
News
Sept. 17, 2008, 4:42 PM EST
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