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.
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly has generally received very positive reviews.
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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly was released in 2007 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 742 reviews, giving The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007) an average rating of 84%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 85% and users giving an average score of 86%.
With a score of 84%, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2007, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 2007 with similar scores include films like There Will Be Blood and No End in Sight.
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