The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

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

2007

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Julian Schnabel

2007·PG-13· France

France,

United States

Award tierGold

Metascore

Biography Drama Indie World

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

Producers

François-Xavier Decraene·Léonard Glowinski·David Greenbaum·Pierre Grunstein·Kathleen Kennedy

Languages

French

Major Awards

5 wins · 17 nominations

Wins (5)

Festival Grand Prize

Cannes Film Festival (2007)

Vulcain Prize for the Technical Artist

Janusz Kaminski

Best Director

Film Independent Spirit Awards (2008)

Best Director

Julian Schnabel

Golden Globes, USA (2008)

Best Director - Motion Picture

Julian Schnabel

Cannes Film Festival (2007)

Best Director

Julian Schnabel

Best Screenplay

BAFTA Awards (2008)

Best Screenplay - Adapted

Ronald Harwood

Nominations (17)

Festival Grand Prize

Cannes Film Festival (2007)

Palme d'Or

Julian Schnabel

Best Picture

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

Kathleen KennedyJon Kilik

David di Donatello Awards (2008)

Best European Film (Miglior Film dell'Unione Europea)

Julian Schnabel

BAFTA Awards (2008)

Best Film Not in the English Language

Kathleen KennedyJon KilikJulian Schnabel

César Awards, France (2008)

Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur)

Julian Schnabel

César Awards, France (2008)

Best Film (Meilleur film)

Julian SchnabelJérôme Seydoux

PGA Awards (2008)

Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures

Kathleen KennedyJon Kilik

Critics Choice Awards (2008)

Best Picture

London Critics Circle Film Awards (2008)

Foreign Language Film of the Year

Best Director

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (2007)

Best Director

Julian Schnabel

Academy Awards, USA (2008)

Best Achievement in Directing

Julian Schnabel

Critics Choice Awards (2008)

Best Director

Julian Schnabel

Best Screenplay

Writers Guild of America, USA (2008)

Best Adapted Screenplay

Ronald Harwood

Golden Globes, USA (2008)

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

Ronald Harwood