“The Suit and the Butterfly” ( French: Le scaphandre et le papillon ) is a feature film directed by Julian Schnabel , released in 2007 . The film tells about the 43-year-old ELLE editor Jean-Dominique Bobi , who suffered a severe stroke , as a result of which he was completely paralyzed. The script of the film is based on Bobi's autobiographical book .
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| Genre | drama biography |
| Producer | Julian Schnabel |
| Producer | Kathleen Kennedy John kilik |
| Author script | Jean-Dominic Boby (autobiography) Ronald harwood |
| In the main cast | Mathieu Amalric Emmanuelle Seigner Marie Jose Croz |
| Operator | Janusz Kaminsky |
| Composer | Paul Cantelon |
| Film company | Pathé renn productions France 3 Cinéma Kennedy / Marshall Company CRRAV Nord Pas de Calais Region nord-pas-de-calais Canal + Cinécinéma Banque Populaire Images 7 |
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| Fees | $ 19.8 million [1] |
| A country |  France  USA |
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| Year | and |
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Content
Story
Jean-Dominic Boby , editor of Elle France magazine, December 8, 1995 at the age of 43 suffered a stroke . Twenty days later, Bobi emerged from a coma and found that his whole body was paralyzed, except for his left eye. Doctors at the clinic came up with a special alphabet for Bobi. Winking at the left unpaired left eye, when a person sitting next to him called the desired letter, Jean-Dominic told everything about his inner world, starting with psychological torture, because you are locked inside your own body, and ending with imaginary stories about the worlds he visited only in my dreams. Jean-Dominic thus began to dictate the book. March 9, 1997, ten days after its publication, he died of pneumonia .
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Mathieu Amalric | Jean-Dominic Boby |
| Emmanuelle Seigner | Selina Demoulin |
| Anne Cosigny | Claude Mandible |
| Marie Jose Croz | Henrietta Duran |
| Olac Lopez Garmendia | Marie Lopez |
| Patrick Chenet | Dr. Lepage |
| Max von Sydow | father of jean dominic |
| Michael Wincott | fashion photographer |
| Isaac de Bankole | Laurent |
| Marina Hands | Josephine |
| Niels Arestrup | Russen |
| Emma de Con | Empress Eugene |
| Jean-Pierre Kassel | priest and seller |
Awards and nominations
Rewards
- 2007 - two prizes at the Cannes Film Festival : best directing (Julian Schnabel) and Technical Grand Prix (Janusz Kaminsky)
- 2007 - AFI Fest Audience Award (Julian Schnabel)
- 2007 - Golden Frog prize, Camerimage cameraman festival (Janusz Kaminsky)
- 2007 - US National Film Critics Award for Best Foreign Language Film
- 2007 - Audience Award for Best European Film at the San Sebastian Film Festival (Julian Schnabel)
- 2007 - Prize for the best cinematography of the Stockholm Film Festival (Janusz Kaminsky)
- 2008 - BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay (Ronald Harwood)
- 2008 - two Cesar awards: best actor (Mathieu Amalric), best editing (Juliette Welfling)
- 2008 - two Golden Globe Awards: Best Foreign Language Film , Best Directing (Julian Schnabel)
- 2008 - two “ Independent Spirit ” awards: best directing (Julian Schnabel), best camera work (Janusz Kaminsky)
- 2008 - two Lumiere Awards: Best Film (Julian Schnabel), Best Actor (Mathieu Amalric)
Nominations
- 2008 - four Oscar nominations : Best Director (Julian Schnabel), Best Adapted Screenplay (Ronald Harwood), Best Cinematography (Janusz Kaminsky), Best Editing (Juliette Welfling)
- 2008 - Award nomination for the American Society of Cameramen (Janusz Kaminsky)
- 2008 - BAFTA Award nomination for Best Non-English Film (Kathleen Kennedy, John Kilick, Julian Schnabel)
- 2008 - five nominations for the Cesar Award: best film (Julian Schnabel, Jerome Seydoux), best directing (Julian Schnabel), best adapted script (Ronald Harwood), best cinematography (Janusz Kaminsky), best sound
- 2008 - nomination for the David di Donatello Award for the best film of the European Union (Julian Schnabel)
- 2008 - Nomination for the Directors Guild of America Award (Julian Schnabel)
- 2008 - Nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay (Ronald Harwood)
- 2008 - Two nominations for the Independent Spirit Award: Best Film (Kathleen Kennedy, John Kilick), Best Screenplay (Ronald Harwood)
- 2008 - Nominated for the US Scriptwriters Guild Award for Best Adapted Screenplay (Ronald Harwood)
Notes
Links
- The Suit and the Butterfly on the Internet Movie Database
- Diving suit and butterfly on allmovie