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Scaphandre et le Papillon, Le - aka The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)

  Genre: Biography

Director: Julian Schnabel
Writers: Ronald Harwood, Jean-Dominique Bauby
Cast: Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner, Max von Sydow,
Isaach De Bankolé, Marie-Josée Croze, Anne Consigny & more
Release Date: 22 May 2007 (Cannes Film Festival)
Awards: Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 41 wins & 33 nom
User Rating: 8,1/10

Review: "The inadequacies of the descriptions of this movie emphasize the gulf between the written (or spoken) word and the work of art itself. I could write all the spoilers and it wouldn't make a difference, because the riveting quality here doesn't depend on plot surprises. It is the improbable story, a story that will touch you and then executed by actors who seem like their lives depend on being true to the story.
This is an anti-Hollywood, anti-formula movie. Those have their place, but this is a great antidote to the silly decisions made by inappropriately powerful studio execs.
See it. You'll be thankful you did."
Written by D. Bruce Brown (imdb.com)

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