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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)


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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