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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)

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Radar 39Slightly unusualGB:121h 52mDrama · History

The Radar read

A quieter title still finding its audience, though the rating rests on a thin sample, so treat it as provisional.

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.

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✗ Not for kidsBest for teens and up · GB 12
Based on a true story

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Radar score39/100
Quality signal68/100
Audience rating7.6
Votes counted1,295
Trust signalSlightly unusual

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