Cinematic background from The Diving Bell and the Butterfly 2007 - The true story of Elle France editor Jean-Dominique Bauby, who, in 1995 at the age of 43, suffered a stroke that paralyzed his entire body, except his left eye. Using that eye to blink out his memoir, Bauby eloquently described the aspects of his interior world, from the psychological torment of being trapped inside his body to his imagined stories from lands he'd only visited in his mind.
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – An older man with white hair looking down at the ground; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – A man's face in front of a window; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – A woman in a wheelchair in front of an altar with an image of jesus in the background; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – An older man sitting in front of a window with his hand under his chin; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – A man and a little girl in front of a clock tower; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – A man standing in front of a window in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – A young boy is walking next to an older man; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – An older man with white hair talking to a younger man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – A man sitting in a wheel chair next to a woman; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – A woman holding up a wine glass in front of a bunch of wine glasses; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – A view of the ocean from the balcony of a building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – A man and a woman kissing on the beach; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – An older man is looking at a painting; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – A man in a suit and glasses is holding a tablet; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – An older man is looking down at his face; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – A man walking down the street in front of a store at night; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – A man sitting in a chair in a dark room; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – A man's face in a car seat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – A woman wearing a fur hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – A man shaving another man's face in front of a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – A man walking down a street at night with neon lights; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – Two monks are walking down the street in the desert; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – An older man is looking down at his face; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – A group of people standing in a room; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – A man shaving another man's face with a razor; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – An old man with white hair and blue eyes looking angry; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – An older man wearing a priest's collar; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – A man wearing a priest's outfit is sitting in front of a mirror; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – A man getting his face shaven by a woman; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – A person wearing a hat and earrings; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – An older man wearing a priest's outfit; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – Two men talking in front of a bunch of pictures; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – A man in a brown coat and a man in a red scarf; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – A woman standing in front of a row of tables; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – A group of people standing in a room with a dead body laying on the ground; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – Two young men laying in the grass with their hands under their chin; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – A man sitting in a wheelchair on the beach at night; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – A woman talking on a phone while sitting down in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – A young boy and a woman standing on the beach; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – A woman dressed in period clothing poses for a picture; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – An old picture of a boy and a group of soldiers; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – A person looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – An older man getting his face waxed by a barber; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – A man and a woman standing next to each other in front of a window; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – A person wearing glasses and a hat; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – An older man sitting in front of an older gentleman; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – A statue of the virgin mary is lit up in the dark; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – A man sitting on the floor of a car; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – A man sitting on top of a balcony next to a building; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – A woman's face in a blue shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – A man walking in front of an elephant statue; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – A man driving a car while a boy sits in the driver's seat; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – A person wearing a necklace; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – A woman's face with a man in the background; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – A person's eyes and nose; Extreme Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – A man and a woman are reading a book together; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – A man and a woman kissing in front of a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – A man in a suit is standing on the train tracks with a suitcase; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – A man wearing glasses and a black hat; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – A view of a mountain range from a distance; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – A person with blue eyes; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – A man in a suit and glasses is sitting in a dark room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – A man and two children smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – An older man wearing a black jacket and a blue shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – An older man with white hair is looking down; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – A person wearing glasses and a yellow jacket; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – A person wearing glasses and a jacket; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – An old man talking on a phone while sitting on a couch; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – A man's face in a purple shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – A young boy holding a cell phone while standing next to a woman; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – A man in a suit and glasses is sitting in a room; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – An older man is shaving his face in the bathroom; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – A woman and a man on the beach looking at each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – An older man talking on a phone while sitting at a table; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – A woman and an old man are standing in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – A view of a mountain range at sunset; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – A man and a woman standing next to each other on a bridge; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” (2007), directed by Julian Schnabel – A person with long hair; Close Up shot, Low angle