The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)

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PG-13 | 1 hr 52 mins | Drama, Biopic, Foreign, Adaptation | Released: 11/30/2007 |Box Office Total: $5.9M

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Synopsis:

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.

Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
11/30/2007

Director	Credit
Julian Schnabel	Director
Cast	Credit
Mathieu Amalric	Jean-Dominique Bauby
Emmanuelle Seigner	Celine Desmoulin
Anne Consigny	Claude
Emma De Caunes	Empress Eugenie
Max von Sydow	Papinou
Marie-Josee Croze	Henriette Roi
Patrick Chesnais	Dr Lepage
Niels Arestrup	Roussin
Olatz Lopez Garmendia	Marie Lopez
Jean-Pierre Cassel	Father Lucien and Shopkeeper
Marina Hands	Josephine
Isaach DeBankole	Laurent
Theo Sampaio	Theophile
Fiorella Campanella	Celeste
Gerard Watkins	Doctor Cocheton
Talina Boyaci	Hortense
Jean-Phillippe Ecoffey	Doctor Mercier and Noirtier de Villefort
Nicolas Le Riche	Nijinski
Anne Alvaro	Betty
Francoise Lebrun	Madame Bauby
Zinedine Soualem	Joubert
Georges Roche	Fourneau
Agathe De La Fontaine	Inès
Francoise Delaire	The Male Nurse
Franck Victor	Paul
Laure de Clermont-Tonnere	Diane
Virginie Delmotte	The Female Nurse
Yves-Marie Coppin	The Fisherman
Daniel Lapostolle	Nursing Auxiliary 1
Philippe Roux	Nursing Auxiliary 2
Francis Filloux	Male Night Nurse
Elvis Polanski	Young Jean-Do
Cedric Brelet von Sydow	Young Papinou
Sara Seguela	Paraplegic Lourdes
Vasile Negru	The Violinist
Marie Meyer	Model
Ilze Bajare	Model
Anna Chyzh	Model
Antoine Breant	Assistant to Jean-Baptiste Mondino
Azzedine Alaia	- Cast
Michael Wincott	- Cast
Jean Baptiste Mondino	- Cast
Lenny Kravitz	- Cast
Farida Khelfa	- Cast
Production Credits	Credit
Pierre Grunstein	Executive Producer
Jon Kilik	Producer
Leonard Glowinski	Associate Producer
Kathleen Kennedy	Producer
Jim Lemley	Executive Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Kennedy/Marshall Company	Production Company
Pathe Renn Productions	Production Company
France 3 Cinema	Production Company
CRRAV Nord Pas de Calais	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Miramax Films	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Miramax Films	Domestic Distribution Rights
BIM Distribuzione	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Asmik Ace Entertainment	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
CMC Entertainment Group	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Best Films	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Cinema Lev	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
LNK	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Europa Filmes	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Pathe Distribution	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Cinema Without Frontiers LLC	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Prooptiki	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Scanbox Entertainment	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Hoyts Distribution	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Gussi Films	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Acme Film	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Icon Film Distribution Australia	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Writer	Credit
Jean-Dominique Bauby	Source Material
Ronald Harwood	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Myriam Kaufmann	Production Accountant - Production Controller
Hugo Pilet	Assistant Accountant
Sylvain Joubert	Production Insurance - Insurances
Marie Guillon	Production Accountant
Edith Barrier	Production Accountant
Animal Training Handling	Credit
Christian Gazio	Wrangler - Fly Wrangler
Art Department	Credit
Alexia Crisp-Jones	Set Dresser - On Set Dresser
Jean-Noel Vincensini	Set Decorator
Samuel Bordet	Swing Gang
Michel Eric	Set Designer
Philippe Boutillier	Sculptor
Jacques Kazandjian	Art Department - Draper
Jean-Francois Juvanon	Painter
Laurent Ott	Production Designer
Cedric Mazeratti	Swing Gang
Lucie Lefebvre	Set Dresser - On Set Dresser
Julien Durguel	Set Decorator
Christine Huet-Gigandet	Painter
Aude Bassisty	Set Designer - Trainee Set Designer
Nicolas Pitrel	Set Designer - Trainee Set Designer
Eddie Guittard	Painter
Sylvie Neant	Set Dresser - On Set Dresser
Stephanie Noel	Set Decorator
Julian Grisot	Swing Gang
Alain Pitrel	Set Dresser
Jerome Poirier	Swing Gang
jacques fresnel	Painter
Nicolas Christin	Swing Gang
Peter Hammond	Painter
Michel Malbesin	Painter
Laurene Gabillon	Painter
Laurent Stianti	Painter
Casting	Credit
Laurent Soulet	Extras Casting - Extra Casting Coordinator
Rachel Berger	Casting Assistant
Jerome Sacerdot	Extras Casting Assistant
Sana El Ghoul	Casting Assistant
Film Camera	Credit
Joel Delclos	Projectionist
nadia atout	Dailies - Dailies Planner
Varujan Gumusel	Film Lab - Laboratory Supervisor
Vincent Tulasne	Video Assist/Playback - Video Assist Operator
Janusz Kaminski	Director of Photography
Jorg Widmer	Steadicam Operator
Berto	Camera Operator
Etienne George	Photography - Stills Photographer
Olivier Fortin	Assistant Camera
Christian Dutac	Grader - Color Grader
Roland Savoye	Camera Operator - Underwater Camera Operator
Steeven Petitteville	Assistant Camera
Dominique Boussagol	Film Lab - Laboratory Supervisor
Gilles Granier	Grader - Dailies Grader
Benoit Pain	Assistant Camera
Tommaso Vergallo	Film Lab - Digitial Cinema Manager
Pascal Morisset	Camera Operator - Underwater Camera Operator
Isabelle Julien	Grader - Color Grader on Luster
Michel Revest	Camera Operator - Underwater Camera Operator
Adrien Debackere	Assistant Camera
Marine Lepoutre	Grader - Color Grader Assistant
Gabriel Porier	Film Lab - Scan
Elodie Ly Tri	Film Lab - Restoration
Charlotte Quemy	Film Lab - Restoration
Abdel Ali Kassou	Film Lab - Shoot
Film Sales Financing	Credit
CineCinema	Film Financier
Canal Plus (Canal+)	Film Financier
La Region Nord	Film Financier
Region Nord Pas de Calais	Film Financier
Banque Populaire Images 7	Film Financier
Pathe International	Distribution Sales International Sales
Legal	Credit
Sylvie Coen	Legal Counsel - Legal Advisor
Music	Credit
Carlo Savina	Music Conductor
Charles Trenet	Song
Charles Trenet	Song Performer
Jean Constantin	Composer
Christian Chevalier	Music - Music Rights Clearance
Paul Cantelon	Original Music
Paul Cantelon	Theme Lyrics
Julian Schnabel	Music Supervisor
Sue Jacobs	Music - Music Rights Clearance (New York)
Jean Constantin	Music Conductor
Arthur Freed	Song
Dirtbombs	Song Performer
Nacio Herb Brown	Song
Tom Waits	Song Performer
Nino Rota	Song
Ultra Orange et Emmanuelle	Song Performer
Tom Waits	Song
The Velvet Underground	Song Performer
Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros	Song Performer
K Brennan	Song
Vline Buggy	Song
Hubert Giraud	Song
Robert J Harris	Song
Pierre Emergy	Song
Lou Reed	Song
Patty Hill	Song
Mildred Hill	Song