Le Scaphandre et le Papillon
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
“Let your imagination set you free.”
Synopsis & Story Arc
Official Logline
Jean-Dominique Bauby, editor-in-chief of French fashion bible Elle magazine, has a devastating stroke at age 43. The damage to his brain stem results in locked-in syndrome, with which he is almost completely paralyzed and only able to communicate by blinking an eye. Bauby painstakingly dictates his memoir via the only means of expression left to him.
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Directing & Screenplay
Cast & Characters
Mathieu Amalric
Mathieu Amalric
as Jean-Dominique Bauby
Emmanuelle Seigner
Emmanuelle Seigner
as Céline Desmoulins
Marie-Josée Croze
Marie-Josée Croze
as Henriette Durand
Anne Consigny
Anne Consigny
as Claude
Patrick Chesnais
Patrick Chesnais
as Dr. Lepage
Niels Arestrup
Niels Arestrup
as Roussin
Olatz López Garmendia
Olatz López Garmendia
as Marie Lopez
Jean-Pierre Cassel
Jean-Pierre Cassel
as Father Lucien
Marina Hands
Marina Hands
as Joséphine
Max von Sydow
Max von Sydow
as Papinou
Isaach de Bankolé
Isaach de Bankolé
as Laurent
Emma de Caunes
Emma de Caunes
as Empress EugeniaCinematography & Large-Format Specifications
Cinematographic negative, aspect ratios & laboratory mastering sheet
| Aspect Ratios | 2.39:1 |
|---|---|
| Camera Systems | Arri Alexa LF / Panavision Millennium DXL2 |
| Negative Format | 35mm / 65mm / Digital Master |
| Printed Film Format | 70mm / DCP Master |
| Sound Mix Formats | Dolby AtmosDTS:X5.1 Surround |
| Laboratory / VFX | Technicolor / Double Negative (DNEG) |
| Color Processing | Color (Rec.709 / DCI-P3 Mastering) |
| Official Runtime | 112 min |
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