Thursday, December 20, 2007

Johnny Got His Gun

Cultural references
The Metallica music video for the single "One" features a young soldier who is fully conscious but cannot move his body at all or communicate. It is edited from the 1971 film adaptation of Johnny Got His Gun, which the band bought outright so that they could produce the video.

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Awards and nominations

Wins

* Cannes Film Festival
o Best director
o Technical Grand Prize

* National Board of Review
o Best Foreign Film

* Boston Society of Film Critics
o Best Director
o Best Cinematography
o Best Foreign Language Film

* New York Film Critics Online
o Best Picture (tie with There Will Be Blood)

* Los Angeles Film Critics Association
o Best Picture (runner-up)
o Best Director (runner-up)
o Best Foreign Language Film (runner-up)
o Best Cinematography

* Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
o Best Foreign Language Film

* San Francisco Film Critics Circle
o Best Foreign Language Film

* American Film Institute Awards
o Top Ten AFI Movies of the Year

* Satellite Awards
o Best Cinematography

* The EDA Awards
o Best Editing
o Best Foreign Film
o Outstanding Achievement By A Woman In 2007

* Toronto Film Critics Association
o Best Foreign Film (runner-up)

Nominations

* Cannes Film Festival
o Golden Palm

* Golden Globes
o Best Foreign Language Film
o Best Director
o Best Screenplay