Michel Gondry  

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Michel Gondry, born May 8, 1963 (1964 according to some sources), is a French Academy Award winning screenwriter, film, commercial, and music video director noted for his inventive visual style and manipulation of mise en scène.

Feature films

• Human Nature (2001)
• Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
• The Science of Sleep (2006)
• Be Kind Rewind (2008)
• Master of Space and Time (TBA)

Videography

• "Declare Independence" - Björk (Released on the 5th of December on AOL)
• "Dance Tonight" - Paul McCartney (2007)
• "Cellphone's Dead" - Beck (2006)
• "King of the Game" - Cody ChesnuTT (2006)
• "Heard 'Em Say" (U.S. Version) - Kanye West (2005)
• "The Denial Twist" - The White Stripes (2005)
• "A Ribbon" - Devendra Banhart (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)
• "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 (2002)
• "Knives Out" - Radiohead (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)
• "She Kissed Me" - Terence Trent D'Arby (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)
• "Queen for a Day" - The Life of Riley (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)

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Music videos

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?