The Diving Bell and the Butterfly DVD

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DVD Release Date: April 29, 2008


Tagline: "Let your imagination set you free."

Length: 112 minutes

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for nudity, sexual content and some language

About the Movie The Diving Bell and the Butterfly on DVD:
Directed by Julian Schnabel, this French-language film is adapted from the memoir of Jean-Dominique Bauby, former editor of the fashion magazine Elle. Bauby had a stroke that left him completely paralyzed, except he could still blink his left eye, and the movie shows how he was able to author the memoir in that condition. An assistant would recite the letters of the alphabet ordered by the frequency of their occurrence in French, and Bauby would blink when she came to the letter he wanted. But Schnabel interweaves Bauby's memories and reveries, and the film is quite cinematic.

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly DVD - Selected Special Features:

• Widescreen

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