Directed by:
Julian SchnabelScreenplay:
Ronald HarwoodCinematography:
Janusz KaminskiComposer:
Paul CantelonCast:
Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner, Marie-Josée Croze, Anne Consigny, Patrick Chesnais, Niels Arestrup, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Marina Hands, Max von Sydow (more)Plots(1)
Director Julian Schnabel's acclaimed film about the remarkable life of Jean-Dominique Bauby. Based on the best-selling memoir of the same name, the film tells the story of Bauby (Mathieu Amalric), editor of Elle Paris, who, after a stroke at the age of 45, was left paralysed and unable to speak or move a muscle. Trapped in what he saw as a 'diving bell', a prison from which he was unable to escape, Bauby's only lifeline became the temporary release, or 'butterfly', of his memories and imagination. With his physical movements so restricted, Bauby's only way of communicating with the outside world lay in the blinking of his eye, a tool he developed to such an extent that he was able to develop a code to represent letters of the alphabet, enabling him to, in turn, complete his memoirs. (Pathé Distribution UK)
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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Original Soundtrack
Label: Mammoth Records
Year: 2007
Country: USA
Format: digital
Length: 36:31
1. | "La Mer" - Charles Trenet | 03:22 | |
2. | "Chains Of Love" - The Dirtbombs | 02:22 | |
3. | "All The World Is Green" - Tom Waits | 04:38 | |
4. | "Ultra Violet (Light My Way)" - U2 | 05:32 | |
5. | "Don't Kiss Me Goodbye" - Ultra Orange & Emmanuelle | 04:16 | |
6. | "Pale Blue Eyes" - The Velvet Underground | 05:40 | |
7. | "Ramshackle Day Parade" - Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros | 04:00 | |
8. | Theme For The Diving Bell And The Butterfly | Paul Cantelon | 06:41 |