---
title: 'The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Julian Schnabel'
released: '2007-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 112
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-diving-bell-and-the-butterfly-2007'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0401383/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)

2007 · 112 min · Drama, History · France

Original title: Le Scaphandre et le Papillon

## Synopsis

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly is a 2007 biographical drama film directed by Julian Schnabel and written by Ronald Harwood. Based on Jean-Dominique Bauby's 1997 memoir, the film depicts Bauby's life after he suffered a massive stroke that left him with a condition known as locked-in syndrome. Bauby is played by Mathieu Amalric.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Julian Schnabel](https://cinepixo.com/people/julian-schnabel)
- **Screenplay:** [Ronald Harwood](https://cinepixo.com/people/ronald-harwood)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Paul Cantelon](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-cantelon)
- **Producer:** [Kathleen Kennedy](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathleen-kennedy)
- **Director of Photography:** [Janusz Kamiński](https://cinepixo.com/people/janusz-kaminski)
- **Editor:** [Juliette Welfling](https://cinepixo.com/people/juliette-welfling)

## Cast

- [Lenny Kravitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/lenny-kravitz)
- [Mathieu Amalric](https://cinepixo.com/people/mathieu-amalric) as Jean-Dominique Bauby
- [Nicolas Le Riche](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicolas-le-riche)
- [Marina Hands](https://cinepixo.com/people/marina-hands)
- [Emmanuelle Seigner](https://cinepixo.com/people/emmanuelle-seigner)
- [Fiorella Campanella](https://cinepixo.com/people/fiorella-campanella)
- [Agathe de La Fontaine](https://cinepixo.com/people/agathe-de-la-fontaine)
- [Franck Victor](https://cinepixo.com/people/franck-victor)
- [Patrick Chesnais](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-chesnais)
- [Anne Alvaro](https://cinepixo.com/people/anne-alvaro)
- [Jean-Philippe Écoffey](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-philippe-ecoffey)
- [Niels Arestrup](https://cinepixo.com/people/niels-arestrup)
- [Marie-Josée Croze](https://cinepixo.com/people/marie-josee-croze)
- [Emma de Caunes](https://cinepixo.com/people/emma-de-caunes)
- [Jean-Pierre Cassel](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-pierre-cassel)

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