The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (film)
| The Diving Bell and the Butterfly | |
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| French | Le scaphandre et le papillon |
| Directed by | Julian Schnabel |
| Screenplay by | Ronald Harwood |
| Based on | The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby |
| Produced by | Kathleen Kennedy Jon Kilik |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Janusz Kamiński |
| Edited by | Juliette Welfling |
| Music by | Paul Cantelon |
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| Distributed by | Pathé Distribution (France/United Kingdom) Miramax Films (United States) |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
| Countries | France United States |
| Language | French |
| Budget | $12.8 million |
| Box office | $19.8 million |
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. It ranks in BBC's 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century.