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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
“Let your imagination set you free.”
76%
Movie
1h 52m
AI Analysis
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007) — a movie tagged as Drama and History with epic moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: 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 on… Our models also surface themes such as ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect steady storytelling (~112 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Diving Bell and the Butterfly 76% (1,278 votes) — strong audience scores for this movie.
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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly is a film worth prioritising when you want something with strong audience scores — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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76%
from 1.3k TMDb votes
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2007-05-23
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- TMDB rating
- 7.6
- TMDB ID
- 2013
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What is The Diving Bell and the Butterfly about?
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 ... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for The Diving Bell and the Butterfly?
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How long is the movie The Diving Bell and the Butterfly?
The official runtime for The Diving Bell and the Butterfly is approximately 112 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Cast
Mathieu Amalric
Jean-Dominique Bauby
Emmanuelle Seigner
Céline Desmoulins
Marie-Josée Croze
Henriette Durand
Anne Consigny
Claude
Patrick Chesnais
Dr. Lepage
Niels Arestrup
Roussin
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Olatz López Garmendia
Marie Lopez
Jean-Pierre Cassel
Father Lucien
Marina Hands
Joséphine
Max von Sydow
Papinou
Isaach de Bankolé
Laurent
Emma de Caunes
Empress Eugenia
Jean-Philippe Écoffey
Doctor Mercier
Gérard Watkins
Doctor Cocheton
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Nicolas Le Riche
Ninjinski
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Théo Sampaio
Théophile
Fiorella Campanella
Céleste
Talina Boyaci
Hortense
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