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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007): Film vs Book
Film · 2007 · Directed by Julian Schnabel · Starring Mathieu Amalric
About the film
A man paralysed by a stroke writes a book by blinking his left eye.
How close is it to the book?
Very close to the bookThe film follows the memoir and shows its inner world with images and the voice of the author.
Read or watch first?
The book is brief, humane and moving.
What the book gives you
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby
A luminous, brief book that shows what the imagination and spirit can do.
Who will like it: Readers who want a short, deeply moving memoir.