The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Year:
Duration:
112 min
Genres:
Biography | Drama
IMDB rate:
8.1
Director:
Julian Schnabel
Awards:
Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 78 wins & 69 nominations
Details
Country: France
Release Date: 2007-05-23
Filming Locations: France
Earnings
Opening Weekend: $75,721 (USA) (2 December 2007)
Gross: $5,990,075 (USA) (6 April 2008)
Cast
Actor
Character
Mathieu Amalric
Jean-Do
Emmanuelle Seigner
Céline
Marie-Josée Croze
Henriette Roi
Anne Consigny
Claude
Patrick Chesnais
Le Docteur Lepage
Niels Arestrup
Roussin
Olatz López Garmendia
Marie Lopez
Jean-Pierre Cassel
Père Lucien et le Vendeur
Marina Hands
Joséphine
Max von Sydow
Papinou
Gérard Watkins
Le Docteur Cocheton
Théo Sampaio
Théophile
Fiorella Campanella
Céleste
Talina Boyaci
Hortense
Isaach De Bankolé
Laurent
Emma de Caunes
L'Impératrice Eugénie
Jean-Philippe Écoffey
Le Docteur Mercier et Nortier de Villefort
Nicolas Le Riche
Nijinski
Anne Alvaro
Betty
Françoise Lebrun
Madame Bauby
Zinedine Soualem
Joubert
Georges Roche
Fourneau
Agathe de La Fontaine
Inès
Yves-Marie Coppin
Le pêcheur
François Delaive
L'infirmier
Franck Victor
Paul
Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre
Diane (as Laure de Clermont)
Virginie Delmotte
L'infirmière
Daniel Lapostolle
Aide-soignant 1
Philippe Roux
Aide-soignant 2
François Filloux
L'infirmier de nuit
Elvis Polanski
Jean-Do enfant
Cedric Brelet von Sydow
Papinou jeune
Sara Séguéla
La paraplégique Lourdes
Vasile Negru
Le Violoniste
Marie Meyer
Mannequin
Ilze Bajare
Mannequin
Anna Chyzh
Mannequin
Antoine Bréant
Assistant Jean-Baptiste Mondino
Azzedine Alaïa
Himself
Michael Wincott
Fashion Photographer
Jean-Baptiste Mondino
Himself
Lenny Kravitz
Himself
Farida Khelfa
Herself
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Trivia
The script was originally in English and Johnny Depp was cast to play Jean-Dominique Bauby. He dropped out because it conflicted with filming of "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End." Gary Oldman was also in consideration. But eventually, director Julian Schnabel convinced the studio (Pathé, a French studio founded in Paris) to change the language to French to stay true to Bauby's life and story.
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Almost the entire opening 40 minutes of the film are taken from Bauby's point of view.
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To familiarize himself with Bauby's sheltered existence, director Julian Schnabel made the movie in the same hospital where Bauby was treated, meeting many of the orderlies who had treated him. He also shot scenes on the same balcony where Bauby relaxed, and on the same nearby beach his family took him to.
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Goofs
Jean-Dominique shaves his father's mustache, removing the shaving cream. In the next shot, his mustache is covered with shaving cream again. In the following shot, the shaving cream is gone again.
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When Jean-Dominique goes on a boat ride, a 'Speedferries' vessel can be seen in the background. Speedferries started business in 2004, years after the movie was set.
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After Bauby's right eye is sewn shut and hidden behind the opaque lens of his glasses, the angled mirror over his bed reveals it to be open and tracking along with the left eye.
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Quotes
Céline: Bauby, 43, a renowned journalist, family man and free spirit, was planning a book about female revenge.
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Dr. Lepage: We want you to take it easy for a few days.
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Jean-Dominique Bauby: We're all children, we all need approval.
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Faq
Q
Is this movie based on a novel?
A
No. It is based on Le Scaphandre et le Papillon [English: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly], an autobiography written by French journalist Jean-Dominique Bauby.
Q
How closely does the film follow the book?
A
Those who have both read the book and seen the film say that the film follows the story very closely with only a few minor changes, but most seem to prefer the movie over the book, even though the book is a short and quick read. The general consensus is that you should see the movie AND read the book, and it doesn't matter in what order.
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A Note Regarding Spoilers
A
The following FAQ entries may contain spoilers. Only the biggest ones (if any) will be covered with spoiler tags. Spoiler tags have been used sparingly in order to make the page more readable.
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