The Diving Bell And The Butterfly

Starring

Writers

Director

Julian Schnabel

Producers

Release

2006

Time

112 minutes

Synopsis

The true story of Elle editor Jean-Dominique Bauby who suffered a stroke in 1995 that rendered him mute and almost completely paralyzed -- in this adaptation of Bauby's autobiography, which he dictated by blinking his left eye.

Awards

2007 Cannes Film Festival

Nominated

Palme d'Or

Awards

2008 Academy Awards

Nominated

Best Cinematography
Best Director
Best Editing
Best Screenplay - Adaptation

Awards

2008 Golden Globes

Winner

Best Director
Best Foreign Language Film

Nominated

Best Screenplay

Featured Clips

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - You Can Do Anything

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - This Can't Be Life

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - This Isn't The End

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - Where We Are

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - Survivor

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - A Familiar Face

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - Reminisce

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - Take A Chance

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - Official Trailer (HD)

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - Two Beauties

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Starring: Mathieu Amalric, Anne Consigny

Bored of hospital dinners, Jean-Do escapes into his mind and out to Le Duc. In this scene: Jean-Dominique (Mathieu Amalric), Claude (Anne Consigny)