The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

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.

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Mathieu Amalric

Jean-Dominique Bauby

Emmanuelle Seigner

Céline Desmoulins

Marie-Josée Croze

Henriette Durand

Patrick Chesnais

Dr. Lepage

Jean-Pierre Cassel

Father Lucien

Marina Hands

Joséphine

Emma de Caunes

Empress Eugenia

Jean-Philippe Écoffey

Doctor Mercier

Gérard Watkins

Doctor Cocheton

Théo Sampaio

Théophile

Talina Boyaci

Hortense

Françoise Lebrun

Madame Bauby

Marie Meyer

Mannequin

Ilze Bajare

Mannequin

Anna Chyzh

Mannequin

Michael Wincott

Fashion Photographer

Camera

Janusz Kamiński

Director of Photography

Berto

Camera Operator

Olivier Fortin

First Assistant Camera

Steeven Petitteville

First Assistant Camera

Benoît Pain

Second Assistant Camera

Adrien Debackere

Second Assistant Camera

Jörg Widmer

Steadicam Operator

Roland Savoye

Underwater Director of Photography

Pascal Morisset

Underwater Camera

Michel Revest

Underwater Camera

Étienne George

Still Photographer

Costume & Make-Up

Olivier Bériot

Costume Design

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

Crew

Virginia Anderson

Post Production Supervisor

Marion Gervais

Child Wrangler

Vincent Tulasne

Video Assist Operator

Sylvie Coen

Legal Services

Directing

Stéphane Gluck

First Assistant Director

Mathilde Cavillan

Second Assistant Director

Lucie Wagner

Assistant Director Trainee

Sébastien Marziniak

Assistant Director Trainee

Editing

Margot Meynier

Assistant Editor

Production

Jon Kilik

Producer

Pierre Grunstein

Executive Producer

Jim Lemley

Executive Producer

Léonard Glowinski

Associate Producer

Michel Eric

Production Designer

Laurent Ott

Production Designer

Rachel Berger

Casting Assistant

Sana El Ghoul

Casting Assistant

Laurent Soulet

Casting Director

Jérôme Sacerdot

Casting Assistant

Myriam Raufmann

Controller

Eric Travers

Business Affairs Coordinator

Amélie Dibon

Production Secretary

Olivier Jacob

Production Manager

Gwenael Camuzard

Unit Manager

Gwenael Camuzard

Production 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

Sound

Francis Wargnier

Sound Designer

Paul Cantelon

Original Music Composer

Dominique Gaborieau

Sound Designer

Jean-Paul Mugel

Sound Engineer

Julian Schnabel

Music Supervisor

Yves-Marie Omnes

Sound Assistant

Writing

Ronald Harwood

Screenplay

Camera

Janusz Kamiński

Director of Photography

Berto

Camera Operator

Olivier Fortin

First Assistant Camera

Steeven Petitteville

First Assistant Camera

Benoît Pain

Second Assistant Camera

Adrien Debackere

Second Assistant Camera

Jörg Widmer

Steadicam Operator

Roland Savoye

Underwater Director of Photography

Pascal Morisset

Underwater Camera

Michel Revest

Underwater Camera

Étienne George

Still Photographer

Costume & Make-Up

Olivier Bériot

Costume Design

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

Crew

Virginia Anderson

Post Production Supervisor

Marion Gervais

Child Wrangler

Vincent Tulasne

Video Assist Operator

Sylvie Coen

Legal Services

Directing

Stéphane Gluck

First Assistant Director

Mathilde Cavillan

Second Assistant Director

Lucie Wagner

Assistant Director Trainee

Sébastien Marziniak

Assistant Director Trainee

Editing

Margot Meynier

Assistant Editor

Production

Jon Kilik

Producer

Pierre Grunstein

Executive Producer

Jim Lemley

Executive Producer

Léonard Glowinski

Associate Producer

Michel Eric

Production Designer

Laurent Ott

Production Designer

Rachel Berger

Casting Assistant

Sana El Ghoul

Casting Assistant

Laurent Soulet

Casting Director

Jérôme Sacerdot

Casting Assistant

Myriam Raufmann

Controller

Eric Travers

Business Affairs Coordinator

Amélie Dibon

Production Secretary

Olivier Jacob

Production Manager

Gwenael Camuzard

Unit Manager

Gwenael Camuzard

Production 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

Sound

Francis Wargnier

Sound Designer

Paul Cantelon

Original Music Composer

Dominique Gaborieau

Sound Designer

Jean-Paul Mugel

Sound Engineer

Julian Schnabel

Music Supervisor

Yves-Marie Omnes

Sound Assistant

Writing

Ronald Harwood

Screenplay