The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Name: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Director: Julian Schnabel
Genre: Biography, Drama
Released: 2007
Rating: 28

2007

IMDb

Julian Schnabel

2007·PG-13· France

France,

United States

Award ratingSilver

Metascore92

Biography Drama Indie International

The true story of Elle editor Jean-Dominique Bauby who suffers a stroke and has to live with an almost totally paralyzed body; only his left eye isn't paralyzed.

Cast

Mathieu Amalric·Emmanuelle Seigner·Marie-Josée Croze·Anne Consigny

Languages

French

Major Awards

5 wins · 17 nominations

Wins (5)

Best Director

Golden Globes, USA (2008)

Best Director - Motion Picture

Best Screenplay

BAFTA Awards (2008)

Best Screenplay - Adapted

Other

Cannes Film Festival (2007)

Film Independent Spirit Awards (2008)

Best Director

Cannes Film Festival (2007)

Nominations (17)

Best Picture

David di Donatello Awards (2008)

Best European Film (Miglior Film dell'Unione Europea)

BAFTA Awards (2008)

Best Film Not in the English Language

César Awards, France (2008)

Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur)

César Awards, France (2008)

Best Film (Meilleur film)

Critics Choice Awards (2008)

Best Picture

Best Director

Academy Awards, USA (2008)

Best Achievement in Directing

Critics Choice Awards (2008)

Best Director

Best Screenplay

Writers Guild of America, USA (2008)

Best Adapted Screenplay

Golden Globes, USA (2008)

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

Other

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (2007)

Best Director

Boston Society of Film Critics Awards (2007)

Best Film

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (2007)

Best Picture

National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA (2008)

Best Film

Film Independent Spirit Awards (2008)

Best Feature

PGA Awards (2008)

Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures

Cannes Film Festival (2007)

London Critics Circle Film Awards (2008)

Foreign Language Film of the Year