After a debilitating stroke, author and Elle Magazine editor Jean-Dominique Bauby is severely paralyzed, left only with the ability to blink his left eye. However, with his mental faculties still intact, Bauby is undeterred. With the help of a transcriber, Bauby tells the story of his life, thus illuminating the personal triumphs of a man whose soaring vision shaped his will to achieve a life without boundaries. From director Julian Schnabel comes this remarkable and inspiring true story about the awesome power of imagination.
Crew / Cast
Cast: Mathieu Amalric, Max von Sydow, Emmanuelle Seigner, Marie-Josée Croze, Anne Consigny, Patrick Chesnais, Niels Arestrup, Olatz López Garmendia, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Marina Hands
Director: Julian Schnabel
Writers: Ronald Harwood, Jean-Dominique Bauby (Source Material: "Le Scaphandre Et Le Papillon")
Producers: Kathleen Kennedy, Jon Kilik
Exec. Producers: Jim Lemley, Pierre Grunstein
Cinematographer: Janusz Kaminski
Editor: Juliette Welfling
Composer: Paul Cantelon
Prod. Designer: Michel Eric, Laurent Ott
Costumes: Olivier Bériot
Academy Awards
2008 Nominated, Oscar for Best Achievement in Directing
2008 Nominated, Oscar for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
2008 Nominated, Oscar for Best Achievement in Cinematography
2008 Nominated, Oscar for Best Achievement in Film Editing
BAFTA Awards
2008 Won, BAFTA for Best Screenplay - Adapted
2008 Nominated, BAFTA for Best Film Not in the English Language
