The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (film)

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Theatrical release poster
FrenchLe scaphandre et le papillon
Directed byJulian Schnabel
Screenplay byRonald Harwood
Based onThe Diving Bell and the Butterfly
by Jean-Dominique Bauby
Produced byKathleen Kennedy
Jon Kilik
Starring
CinematographyJanusz Kamiński
Edited byJuliette Welfling
Music byPaul Cantelon
Production
companies
Distributed byPathé Distribution (France/United Kingdom)
Miramax Films (United States)
Release dates
  • 22 May 2007 (2007-05-22) (Cannes Film Festival)
  • 23 May 2007 (2007-05-23) (France)
  • 30 November 2007 (2007-11-30) (United States)
Running time
112 minutes
CountriesFrance
United States
LanguageFrench
Budget$12.8 million[1]
Box office$19.8 million[2]

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (French: Le Scaphandre et le Papillon) is a 2007 biographical drama film directed by Julian Schnabel and written by Ronald Harwood. Based on Jean-Dominique Bauby's 1997 memoir, the film depicts Bauby's life after suffering a massive stroke that left him with a condition known as locked-in syndrome. Bauby is played by Mathieu Amalric.

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly won awards at the Cannes Film Festival, the Golden Globes, the BAFTAs, and the César Awards, and received four Oscar nominations. Several critics later listed it as one of the best films of its decade.[3] It ranks in BBC's 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century.

  1. ^ "Le Scaphandre et le papillon (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly) (2007)". JPBox-Office. Archived from the original on 23 October 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  2. ^ "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 2 September 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  3. ^ Dietz, Jason (3 January 2010). "Film Critics Pick the Best Movies of the Decade". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 28 April 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2017.