In 1997, Jean-Jacques Beineix directed a 27-minute television documentary, "Assigné à résidence" (released on DVD in the U.S. as "Locked-in Syndrome" with English subtitles), that captured Bauby in his paralyzed state. He also explored as the process of composing the book. [4]
Artist/director Julian Schnabel released a feature-film adaptation of the book in 2007, starring Mathieu Amalric as Bauby. The film was nominated for several international awards and won best director that year at the Cannes Film Festival.[5][6][7][8]
In 2019, The Dallas Opera was awarded a National Endowment for the Arts grant to commission The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, an opera based on Le Scaphandre et le Papillon by Jean-Dominique Bauby. It was composed by Joby Talbot with a libretto by Gene Scheer.[9][10] It premiered on November 3, 2023 after facing production delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [11]