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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Le scaphandre et le papillon

Forty-three year old Elle magazine editor Jean-Dominique Bauby - Jean-Do to his friends - awakens not knowing where he is. He is in a Berck-sur-Mer hospital, where he has been for the past several weeks in a coma after suffering a massive stroke. Although his cognitive facilities are intact, he quickly learns that he has what is called locked-in syndrome which has resulted in him being almost completely paralyzed, including not being able to speak. One of his few functioning muscles is his left eye. His physical situation and hospitalization uncomfortably bring together the many people in his life, including: Céline Desmoulins, his ex-lover and mother of his children; Inès, his current lover; and his aged father who he calls Papinou. Among his compassionate recuperative team are his physical therapist Marie, and his speech therapist Henriette. Henriette eventually teaches him to communicate using a system where he spells out words: she reads out the letters of the alphabet in descending order of their use in the French language, and he blinks his functioning left eye when she reaches the appropriate letter. Although frustrating at start, he learns to communicate effectively but slowly using this method, so much so that with the help of Claude, a full time translator, he decides on the monumental and seemingly impossible task to keep to his pre-injury commitment of writing a book, changing its focus to life in his current state.

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Agathe de La Fontaine in The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Agathe de La Fontaine

Agathe de La Fontaine pulling the covers aside as she lies in bed, revealing her right breast as the camera zooms in on her. We then see her rolling around in the sand and waves as she makes out with a guy on the beach in a bathing suit. Hi-res DVD capture from The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (AKA Le scaphandre et le papillon).

0:11 - 2.88 MB - 720x400 px May 4th, 2008 @ 5:06 pm [email protected]

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Marina Hands in The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Marina Hands

Marina Hands of Lady Chatterley fame lying topless in bed next to a guy, her left breast in view as they talk while the room is lit with pulsing red light. Hi-res DVD capture from The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (AKA Le scaphandre et le papillon).

0:20 - 4.88 MB - 720x400 px May 4th, 2008 @ 5:04 pm [email protected]

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Marie Meyer in The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Marie Meyer

Marie Meyer seen topless at a photoshoot as a group of people help her put on an outfit. Hi-res DVD capture from The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (AKA Le scaphandre et le papillon).

0:11 - 2.88 MB - 720x400 px May 4th, 2008 @ 5:08 pm [email protected]

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