Michel Gondry
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"French director Michel Gondry is noted for his inventive visual style and distinctive manipulation of mise en scène. HIs interactive environment the Home Movie Factory provides all the backdrops and props to make your own fiction films"--Sholem Stein |
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Michel Gondry (born 8 May 1963) is a French director, screenwriter, and producer noted for his inventive visual style and distinctive manipulation of mise en scène. He won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay as one of the writers of the 2004 film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, a film he also directed.
His other films include the surrealistic science fantasy comedy The Science of Sleep (2006), the comedy Be Kind Rewind (2008), the superhero action comedy The Green Hornet (2011), the drama The We and the I (2012), and the romantic science fantasy tragedy Mood Indigo (2013).
He is well known for his music video collaborations with Daft Punk, Donald Fagen, Radiohead, Björk, Beck, The Chemical Brothers, Kylie Minogue, IDLES, and The White Stripes.
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Filmography
Narrative films
- Human Nature (2001)
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
- The Science of Sleep (2006)
- Be Kind Rewind (2008)
- The Green Hornet (2011)
- The We and the I (2012)
- Mood Indigo (2013)
- Microbe & Gasoline (2015)
- The Book of Solutions
Short films
- L'expedition fatale (1986)
- Jazzmosphère (1987)
- My Brother's 24th Birthday (1988)
- Vingt p'tites tours (1989)
- La lettre (1998)
- One Day... (2001)
- Pecan Pie (2003)
- I've Been Twelve Forever (2003)
- Ossamuch! – Kishu & Co. (2004)
- Tiny (2004)
- Three Dead People (2004)
- Drumb and Drumber (2004)
- Michel Gondry Solves a Rubik's Cube with his Nose (2007)
- Tokyo!: Interior Design (2008)
- Haircut Mouse (2013)
Documentaries
- Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2005)
- The Thorn in the Heart (2009)
- Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? (2013)
Other releases
Music videos
- "Go" - The Chemical Brothers (2015)
- "Love Letters" - Metronomy (2014)
- "Crystalline" - Björk (2011)
- "How Are You Doing?" – The Living Sisters (2011)
- "Open Your Heart" – Mia Doi Todd (2010)
- "Too Many Dicks On The Dancefloor" & "Carol Brown" (unofficial videos) – Flight Of The Conchords (2009)
- "Soleil du Soir" – Dick Annegarn (2008)
- "Declare Independence" – Björk (2007)
- "Dance Tonight" – Paul McCartney (2007)
- "Limitless Undying Love" – Sergio Hiram (2007)
- "Cellphone's Dead" – Beck (2006)
- "Anysound" – The Vines (2006)
- "King of the Game" – Cody ChesnuTT (2006)
- "Heard 'Em Say" (U.S. Version) – Kanye West (2005)
- "The Denial Twist" – The White Stripes (2005)
- "Light & Day" (movie version) – The Polyphonic Spree (2004)
- "Winning Days" – The Vines (2004)
- "Mad World" (Donnie Darko soundtrack version) – Gary Jules (2004)
- "Ride" – The Vines (2004)
- "Walkie Talkie Man" – Steriogram (2004)
- "I Wonder" – The Willowz (2004)
- "The Hardest Button to Button" – The White Stripes (2003)
- "Behind" – Lacquer (2003)
- "Come Into My World" – Kylie Minogue (2002)
- "A l'envers à l'endroit" – Noir Désir (2002)
- "No One Knows" - Queens of the Stone Age (2002)
- "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground" – The White Stripes (2002)
- "Fell in Love with a Girl" – The White Stripes (2002)
- "Star Guitar" – The Chemical Brothers (2001)
- "Knives Out" – Radiohead (2001)
- "Mad World" – Michael Andrews and Gary Jules (2001)
- "Let Forever Be" – The Chemical Brothers (1999)
- "Gimme Shelter" – The Rolling Stones (1998)
- "Another One Bites the Dust" – Wyclef Jean (1998)
- "Music Sounds Better With You" – Stardust (1998)
- "Bachelorette" – Björk (1997)
- "Deadweight" – Beck (1997)
- "Jóga" – Björk (1997)
- "Everlong" – Foo Fighters (1997)
- "A Change Would Do You Good" – Sheryl Crow (1997)
- "Around the World" – Daft Punk (1997)
- "Feel It" – Neneh Cherry (1997)
- "Sugar Water" – Cibo Matto (1996)
- "Hyper-Ballad" – Björk (1996)
- "Like a Rolling Stone" – The Rolling Stones (1995)
- "Isobel" – Björk (1995)
- "Protection" – Massive Attack (1995)
- "High Head Blues" – Black Crowes (1995)
- "Army of Me" – Björk (1995)
- "Fire On Babylon" – Sinéad O'Connor (1994)
- "Lucas With the Lid Off" – Lucas (1994)
- "Little Star" – Stina Nordenstam (1994)
- "This is it (Your Soul)" – Hothouse Flowers (1993)
- "It's Too Real (Big Scary Animal)" – Belinda Carlisle (1993)
- "Human Behaviour" – Björk (1993)
- "Believe" – Lenny Kravitz (1993)
- "She Kissed Me" – Terence Trent D'Arby (1993)
- "Voila, Voila, Qu'ça r'Commence" – Rachid Taha (1993)
- "La main parisienne" – Malcolm McLaren, featuring Amina (1993) (unreleased)
- "Je Danse Le Mia" – IAM (1993)
- "Snowbound" – Donald Fagen (1993)
- "La Tour de Pise" – Jean François Coen (1993)
- "Hou! Mamma Mia" – Les Négresses Vertes (1993)
- "Les Jupes" – Robert (1992)
- "Two Worlds Collide" – Inspiral Carpets (1992)
- "Close But No Cigar" – Thomas Dolby (1992)
- "Paradoxal Système" – Laurent Voulzy (1992)
- "La Ville" – Oui Oui (1992)
- "How the West Was Won" – Energy Orchard (1992)
- "Les Voyages Immobiles" – Etienne Daho (1992)
- "Blow Me Down" – Mark Curry (1992)
- "Comme un ange (qui pleure)" – Les Wampas (1992)
- "Dad, laisse-moi conduire la Cad" – Peter & the Electro Kitsch Band (1991)
- "La normalité" – Les Objects (1991)
- "Sarah" – Les Objects (1991)
- "Ma Maison" – Oui Oui (1990)
- "Queen for a Day" – The Life of Riley (1989) (unreleased)
- "Tu rimes avec mon coeur" – Original MC (1989)
- "Les Cailloux" – Oui Oui (1989)
- "Il y a ceux" – l'Affaire Louis Trio (1989)
- "Dô, l'enfant d'eau" – Jean-Luc Lahaye (1988)
- "Bolide" – Oui Oui (1988)
- "Un Joyeux Noël" – Oui Oui (1988)
- "Junior Et Sa Voix D'Or" – Oui Oui (1988)
Television
- Flight of the Conchords, Episode 17: 'Unnatural Love' (2009)
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!, January 13, 2011 (guest director)
Trivia
Is it just me or was Michel Gondry’s (The Science of Sleep, 2006) clip of French house music outfit Daft Punk’s 1997 single ‘Around the World’ really inspired (bandaged/mummified ladies) by the work of ‘medical artist’ Romain Slocombe?