Review of The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Film
By Rizal Saryad The Diving Bell and the Butterfly is a French language film produced by Pathé and France 3 Cinéma in association with Banque Populaire Images 7 and the American Kennedy/Marshall Company , and in participation with Canal+ and Ciné Cinémas. This film was released on March 23, 2007 in France and November 30, 2007 in United States directed by Julian Schnabel who had won the award for best director at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival , a Golden Globe , as well as BAFTA , a César Award , two nominations for the Golden Lion and an Academy Award nomination. The cast were Mathieu Amalric ( Jean-Dominique Bauby ), Emmanuelle Seigner (Céline Desmoulins), Anne Consigny (Claude Mendibil), Marie-Josée Croze (Henriette Durand), Olatz López Garmendia (Marie Lopez), Patrick Chesnais (Dr. Lepage), Max von Sydow (Mr. Bauby Sr.), Isaach De Bankolé (Laurent), Marina Hands (Joséphine), Niels Arestrup (Roussin), and Emma de Caunes ( Empress Eugénie )...