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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

(2007)

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Film Information*

Synopsis:
Country:	France	Genre:	Adaptation, Biopic, Foreign, Drama
Rating:	PG-13	Running time:	114 mins.
Distributor:	Miramax Films, BIM Distribuzione, Asmik Ace Entertainment, CMC Entertainment Group, Best Films, Cinema Lev, LNK, Europa Filmes, Miramax Films, Pathe International, Cinema Without Frontiers LLC, Scanbox Entertainment, Hoyts Distribution, Gussi Films, Acme Film, Icon Entertainment International, Miramax Home Entertainment, Prooptiki Romania
Release Date:	11/30/2007	Cumulative Box Office:	$5,990,075.00

a.k.a : Scaphandre Et Le Papillon, Diving Bell & the Butterfly
Logline: Imprisoned in his body after a massive stroke, a French journalist records the daily minutes of his new life while pondering the survival of the human spirit.
Jean-Dominique Bauby AKA “Jean-Do,” the high-flying editor of French Elle and father of two, was renowned for his sense of humor and style, his joie d .....

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Credits*

Director:	Julian Schnabel
Producer:	Jon Kilik, Kathleen Kennedy

Actor	Role
Mathieu Amalric	Jean-Dominique Bauby
Emmanuelle Seigner	Celine Desmoulin
Anne Consigny	Claude
Emma De Caunes	Empress Eugenie
Max von Sydow	Papinou
Marie-Josee Croze	Henriette Roi
Patrick Chesnais	Dr Lepage
Niels Arestrup	Roussin
Olatz Lopez Garmendia	Marie Lopez
Jean-Pierre Cassel	Father Lucien and Shopkeeper

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Companies*

Company	Role
Acme Film	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Asmik Ace Entertainment	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Banque Populaire Images 7	Film Financier
Best Films	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
BIM Distribuzione	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
CineCinema	Film Financier
Cinema Lev	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Cinema Without Frontiers LLC	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
CMC Entertainment Group	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
CRRAV	Film Financier
Europa Filmes	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
France 3 Cinéma	Production Company
Gussi Films	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Hoyts Distribution	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Icon Entertainment International	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Kennedy/Marshall Company	Production Company
La Region Nord Pas-de-Calais	Film Financier
LNK	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Miramax Films	Domestic Distribution Rights
Miramax Films	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Miramax Home Entertainment	Domestic Video Distributor
Pathe International	Distribution Sales
Pathe International	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Pathe Renn Productions	Production Company
Prooptiki Romania	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Region Nord Pas de Calais	Film Financier
Scanbox Entertainment	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Studio Canal	Film Financier

Awards*

Nominated for four 2007 Academy Awards including Best Cinematography, Best Director, Best Film Editing and Best Adapted Screenplay.

Voted one of the 10 best films of 2007 by the American Film Institute (AFI).

Winner of the 2007 award for Best Adapted Screenplay by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA).

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Festivals*

Shown at AFI/Los Angeles International Film Festival (Special Screening) November 1-11, 2007.

Shown at Cannes Film Festival (Competition) May 16-27, 2007.

Shown at Dubai International Film Festival (Cinema of the World) December 9-16, 2007.

Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival (World Cinema) October 17-21, 2007.

Shown at London Film Festival (Special Screening) October 17-November 1, 2007.

Shown at New York Film Festival September 28-October 14, 2007.

Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (World Cinema) October 4-12, 2007.

Shown at San Sebastian International Film Festival (Zabaltegi - Pearls) September 20-29, 2007.

Shown at Telluride Film Festival August 31-September 3, 2007.

Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Special Presentations) September 6-15, 2007.

Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (Spotlight on France) September 27-October 12, 2007.

Release Information*

Release Notes:
Released in New York City and Los Angeles November 30, 2007.

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