The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Let your imagination set you free.
2007 | 112m | French
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Julian Schnabel |
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| Writer: | Ronald Harwood, Jean-Dominique Bauby |
| Staring: |
| The true story of Elle France editor Jean-Dominique Bauby, who, in 1995 at the age of 43, suffered a stroke that paralyzed his entire body, except his left eye. Using that eye to blink out his memoir, Bauby eloquently described the aspects of his interior world, from the psychological torment of being trapped inside his body to his imagined stories from lands he'd only visited in his mind. | |
| Release Date: | May 23, 2007 |
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| Director: | Julian Schnabel |
| Writer: | Ronald Harwood, Jean-Dominique Bauby |
| Genres: | Drama, History |
| Keywords | based on novel or book, writing, female lover, psychological stress, dying and death, editor-in-chief, patient, disabled |
| Production Companies | France 3 Cinéma, The Kennedy/Marshall Company, Pathé Renn Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $19,777,647
Budget: $14,000,020 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2025 (Update) Entered: Mar 18, 2025 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Mathieu Amalric | Jean-Dominique Bauby |
| Emmanuelle Seigner | Céline Desmoulins |
| Marie-Josée Croze | Henriette Durand |
| Anne Consigny | Claude |
| Patrick Chesnais | Dr. Lepage |
| Niels Arestrup | Roussin |
| Olatz López Garmendia | Marie Lopez |
| Jean-Pierre Cassel | Father Lucien |
| Marina Hands | Joséphine |
| Max von Sydow | Papinou |
| Isaach de Bankolé | Laurent |
| Emma de Caunes | Empress Eugenia |
| Jean-Philippe Écoffey | Doctor Mercier |
| Gérard Watkins | Doctor Cocheton |
| Nicolas Le Riche | Ninjinski |
| Théo Sampaio | Théophile |
| Fiorella Campanella | Céleste |
| Talina Boyaci | Hortense |
| Anne Alvaro | Betty |
| Françoise Lebrun | Madame Bauby |
| Zinedine Soualem | Joubert |
| Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre | Diane |
| Agathe de La Fontaine | Inès |
| Marie Meyer | Mannequin |
| Ilze Bajare | Mannequin |
| Anna Chyzh | Mannequin |
| Lenny Kravitz | Himself |
| Michael Wincott | Fashion Photographer |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Julian Schnabel | Title Designer, Music Supervisor, Director |
| Janusz Kamiński | Director of Photography |
| Paul Cantelon | Original Music Composer |
| Dominique Gaborieau | Sound Designer |
| Jean-Paul Mugel | Sound Engineer |
| Francis Wargnier | Sound Designer |
| Juliette Welfling | Editor |
| François-Xavier Decraene | Line Producer |
| Olivier Bériot | Costume Design |
| Ronald Harwood | Screenplay |
| Jean-Dominique Bauby | Book |
| Gérard Moulévrier | Casting |
| Michel Eric | Production Designer |
| Laurent Ott | Production Designer |
| Stéphane Gluck | First Assistant Director |
| Margot Meynier | Assistant Editor |
| Berto | Camera Operator |
| Mathilde Cavillan | Second Assistant Director |
| Virginia Anderson | Post Production Supervisor |
| Lucie Wagner | Assistant Director Trainee |
| Sébastien Marziniak | Assistant Director Trainee |
| Rachel Berger | Casting Assistant |
| Sana El Ghoul | Casting Assistant |
| Laurent Soulet | Casting Director |
| Jérôme Sacerdot | Casting Assistant |
| Marion Gervais | Child Wrangler |
| Olivier Fortin | First Assistant Camera |
| Steeven Petitteville | First Assistant Camera |
| Benoît Pain | Second Assistant Camera |
| Adrien Debackere | Second Assistant Camera |
| Jörg Widmer | Steadicam Operator |
| Vincent Tulasne | Video Assist Operator |
| Roland Savoye | Underwater Director of Photography |
| Pascal Morisset | Underwater Camera |
| Michel Revest | Underwater Camera |
| Étienne George | Still Photographer |
| Yves-Marie Omnes | Sound Assistant |
| Sylvie Coen | Legal Services |
| Myriam Raufmann | Controller |
| Eric Travers | Business Affairs Coordinator |
| Amélie Dibon | Production Secretary |
| Olivier Jacob | Production Manager |
| Gwenael Camuzard | Production Manager, Unit Manager |
| Vincent Lefeuvre | Production Manager |
| Emmanuel Mathieu | Production Manager |
| Logan Lelièvre | Assistant Unit Manager |
| David Thooris | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Sebastien Cosset | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Julien Minet | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Sébastien Coulet | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Laurent Platiau | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Delphine Brunet | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Olgierd Hordierjuk-zaniewicki | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Virginia Bernard | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Xavier Champagnac | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Maud Hubert | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Mathieu Desouches | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Jean-Patrick Nourricier | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Thierry Leveque | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Julien Linières | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Emilie Larribaut-Guinguene | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Deborah Dours | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Octane D'Hont | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Anne-Claire Loridant | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Aurore Diot-Cods | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Olivier Ballard | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Valéry Boutelière | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Arnaud Bisselbach | Driver |
| Hélène Millet | Driver |
| Camille Janbon | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Daniella Telle | Costumer |
| Camille Joste | Costumer |
| Alexia Crisp-Jones | On Set Dresser |
| Lucia Lefebvre | On Set Dresser |
| Sylvie Néant | On Set Dresser |
| Myriam Hottois | Makeup Department Head |
| Florence Batteault | Makeup Artist |
| Sandrine Cirilli | Makeup Artist |
| Chloé Van Lierde | Makeup Artist |
| Elizabeth Delesalle | Makeup Artist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jon Kilik | Producer |
| Kathleen Kennedy | Producer |
| Pierre Grunstein | Executive Producer |
| Jim Lemley | Executive Producer |
| Léonard Glowinski | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | Best Picture | N/A | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | Best Director | Julian Schnabel | Nominated |
| Golden Globes | Best Actor | N/A | Won |
| Academy Awards | Best Actor | Jean Dujardin | Won |
| Golden Globes | Best Picture | N/A | Nominated |
| Golden Globes | Best Director | Julian Schnabel | Nominated |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Actor | N/A | Won |
| BAFTA Awards | Best Director | Julian Schnabel | Nominated |
| Cannes Film Festival | Best Supporting Actor | Maxim Gaudette | Won |
| SAG Awards | Best Actor | N/A | Nominated |
| Venice Film Festival | Best Picture | N/A | Won |
| Academy Awards | Best International Feature | N/A | Nominated |
| Berlin International Film Festival | Best Director | Julian Schnabel | Nominated |
| Cannes Film Festival | Best Director | Julian Schnabel | Won |
| Venice Film Festival | Best Actor | N/A | Won |
Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 18 | 24 | 12 |
| 2024 | 5 | 22 | 32 | 14 |
| 2024 | 6 | 19 | 30 | 14 |
| 2024 | 7 | 22 | 41 | 13 |
| 2024 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 11 |
| 2024 | 9 | 15 | 25 | 10 |
| 2024 | 10 | 16 | 29 | 10 |
| 2024 | 11 | 14 | 28 | 9 |
| 2024 | 12 | 15 | 24 | 10 |
| 2025 | 1 | 13 | 20 | 8 |
| 2025 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 3 | 390 | 669 |