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Synopsis

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly is the remarkable true story of Jean-Dominique Bauby, a successful and charismatic editor-in-chief of French Elle, who believes he is living his life to its absolute fullest when a sudden stroke leaves him in a life-altered state. While the physical challenges of Bauby's fate leave him with little hope for the future, he begins to discover how his life's passions, his rich memories and his newfound imagination can help him achieve a life without boundaries.

Nominated for FOUR Academy Awards, including: Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Achievement in Cinematography, and Achievement in Film Editing.

Film Information

• Genre: Drama
• Director: Julian Schnabel
• Written By: Ronald Harwood
• Starring: Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner, Marie-Jose Croze, and Max von Sydow
• Running Time: 112 minutes, approx.
• MPAA Rating: PG-13 for nudity, sexual content and some language
• Language: French with English subtitles
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Reviews

"The film is a masterpiece in which “locked-in” syndrome becomes the human condition."

   - David Edelstein, New York Magazine

"Schnabel's movie, based on the calm and exquisite little book that Bauby wrote in the hospital, is a gloriously unlocked experience, with some of the freest and most creative uses of the camera and some of the most daring, cruel, and heartbreaking emotional explorations that have appeared in recent movies."

   - David Denby, The New Yorker

"Schnabel, screenwriter Ronald Harwood and Spielberg's great cinematographer Janusz Kaminski have found a way to take us inside Bauby's mind--his memories, his fantasies, his loves and lusts--transforming a story of physical entrapment and spiritual renewal into exhilarating images."

   - David Ansen, Newsweek

"Every performer in the international cast -- Seigner, de Bankole, von Sydow (magnificent as Bauby's father), and the late Jean-Pierre Cassel to name but a few -- completely disappears into each of their roles, which I think is as much a testament to Schnabel's talents as to theirs."

   - Glenn Kenny, Premiere

"The movie has done what those who've cherished the book might have thought impossible -- intensified its singular beauty by roving as free and fearlessly as Bauby's mind did."

   - Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal

Showtimes

• Wednesday, February 6th
  7:00 pm
• Thursday, February 7th
  7:00 pm
• Friday, February 8th
  4:30 pm, 7:00 pm
• Saturday, February 9th
  2:00 pm, 4:30 pm, 7:00 pm
• Sunday, February 10th
  2:00 pm, 4:30 pm
• Tuesday, February 12th
  4:30 pm, 7:00 pm
• Wednesday, February 13th
  7:00 pm
• Thursday, February 14th
  9:15 pm
• Friday, February 15th
  2:30 pm
• Sunday, February 17th
  4:30 pm, 9:15 pm
• Monday, February 18th
  4:30 pm, 9:15 pm
• Tuesday, February 19th
  6:45 pm