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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Directed byJulian Schnabel
Written byJean-Dominique Bauby
(Memoir)
Ronald Harwood
(screenplay)
Produced byKathleen Kennedy
Jon Kilik
StarringMathieu Amalric
Emmanuelle Seigner
Marie-Josée Croze
Max Von Sydow
CinematographyJanusz Kaminski
Distributed byPathé Renn Productions (France)
Miramax Films (USA)
Release dates
May 23 2007 France & Belgium
August 10, 2007 United Kingdom
2008 U.S.

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly is a 2007 film directed by Julian Schnabel. It is based on the French memoir Le Scaphandre et le Papillon by Jean-Dominique Bauby.

The film describes Bauby's life after suffering a massive stroke at the age of 43, which left him with a condition known as locked-in syndrome. The condition paralyzed him; his only remaining means of communication was the blinking of his left eyelid. The film premiered in competition at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival on May 22.

Production

Schnabel resisted pressure by the production company to make it in English, believing that the rich language of the book wouldn't work as well in English, going so far as to learn French to do the film.[1]

Actor Johnny Depp had originally been set to play the lead character, Jean-Dominique Bauby, but he dropped from the project due to scheduling conflicts with Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.[1]

Plot

The film often shows what Bauby sees. For example, blinking is shown as the image becoming black momentarily. Much of the movie offers mind's-eye views of Bauby's memories and imagination.

Critical reception

The film received very favorable reviews from critics. As of January 12, 2008, the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 94% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 102 reviews.[2] Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 92 out of 100, based on 31 reviews.[3]

Top ten lists

The film appeared on many critics' top ten lists of the best films of 2007.[4]

Awards and nominations

Wins

  • The EDA Awards
    • Best Editing
    • Best Foreign Film
    • Outstanding Achievement By A Woman In 2007

Nominations

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b The film Julian Schnabel 'had to' make Los Angeles Times 'Calendarlive', accessed May 23, 2007
  2. ^ "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2008-01-05.
  3. ^ "Diving Bell and the Butterfly, The (2007): Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2008-01-05.
  4. ^ "Metacritic: 2007 Film Critic Top Ten Lists". Metacritic. Retrieved 2008-01-05.
  5. ^ "65th Golden Globe Awards Nominations & Winners". goldenglobes.org. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
  6. ^ "HOLLYWOOD FOREIGN PRESS ASSOCIATION 2008 GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007". goldenglobes.org. 2007-12-13. Retrieved 2008-01-05. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

References

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