The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)

Motionless Travel Notes

Jean-Do (Mathieu Amalric) begins writing his book and goes on a poetic journey around the hospital grounds.

Directed by Julian Schnabel.

Released in 2007 by Miramax Films.

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  • character-type: Assistant
  • character-type: Writer
  • character-type: Author
  • character-type: Crippled Man
  • character-type: Patient
  • character-type: Friend
  • action: Write
  • action: Read
  • action: Help
  • action: Push
  • action: Dive
  • editors-choice: Montages
  • primary-genre: Drama
  • primary-genre: Foreign
  • secondary-genre: French Dramas
  • secondary-genre: Dramas
  • secondary-genre: French Movies
  • secondary-genre: Foreign Movies
  • secondary-genre: Biographical Dramas
  • secondary-genre: Dramas Based on Real Life
  • secondary-genre: Foreign Dramas
  • mood: Inspiring
  • mood: Brainy
  • mood: Emotional
  • mood: Heartfelt
  • primary-occasion: Well Wishing
  • secondary-occasion: Get Well Soon
  • secondary-occasion: Encouragement
  • prop: Notebook
  • prop: Hospital Bed
  • prop: Note Card
  • prop: Wheelchair
  • prop: Water
  • prop: Book
  • setting: Hospital
  • setting: Beach
  • theme: Illness
  • theme: Aging
  • theme: Loss
  • theme: Loneliness
  • theme: Creativity
  • theme: Friendship
  • theme: Life and Death
  • theme: Perseverance
  • actor: Mathieu Amalric
  • actor: Anne Consigny
  • actor: Isaach De Bankolé
  • director: Julian Schnabel
  • producer: François-Xavier Decraene
  • producer: Léonard Glowinski
  • producer: Pierre Grunstein
  • producer: Jim Lemley
  • producer: Jon Kilik
  • producer: Kathleen Kennedy
  • cinematographer: Janusz Kaminski
  • composer: Paul Cantelon
  • editor: Juliette Welfling
  • costume-designer: Olivier Bériot
  • production-designer: Laurent Ott
  • production-designer: Michel Eric
  • role-name: Claude
  • role-name: Laurent
  • role-name: Jean-Do enfant
  • screenwriter: Jean-Dominique Bauby
  • screenwriter: Ronald Harwood
  • year: 2007
  • studio: Miramax Films