The Work of Director Michel Gondry (2003) (V)

Directors:

Michel Gondry
Lance Bangs

Release Date:

23 October 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | Comedy | Music

Plot:

A look at the work of director Michel Gondry, through his music videos, short films, and commercials. |

Cast

Michel Gondry	...	Himself (numerous segments)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Akhenaton	...	Himself (segment "Je Danse Le Mia") (as IAM)
Patricia Arquette	...	(segment "Like a Rolling Stone")
Thomas Bangalter	...	Himself (segment "I've Been Twelve Forever")
Beck	...	Himself (segment "Deadweight" and "I've Been Twelve Forever")
Jean-Michel Bernard	...	Farfisa Organ salesman
Björk	...	Herself (numerous segments)
Jim Carrey	...	The Driver (segment "Pecan Pie") (archive footage)
The Chemical Brothers	...	Themselves (segment "I've Been Twelve Forever")
David Cross	...	The Turd (segment "One Day")
Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo	...	Himself (segment "I've Been Twelve Forever")
Robert del Naja	...	Himself (segment "Protection") (as Massive Attack)
Foo Fighters	...	Themselves (segment "Everlong")
Miho Hatori	...	Herself (segments "Sugar Water" and "I've Been Twelve Forever") (as Cibo Matto)
Taylor Hawkins	...	Himself (segment "Everlong") (as Foo Fighters)
Yuka Honda	...	Herself (segments "Sugar Water" and "I've Been Twelve Forever") (as Cibo Matto)
Mick Jagger	...	Himself (segment "Like a Rolling Stone") (as Rolling Stones)
Stephanie Landwehr	...	Girl (segment: "Let Forever Be")
Grant Marshall	...	Himself (segment "Protection") (as Massive Attack)
Massive Attack	...	Themselves (segment "Protection")
Nate Mendel	...	Himself (segment "Everlong") (as Foo Fighters)
Kylie Minogue	...	Herself (segments "Come Into My World" and "I've Been Twelve Forever")
Daft Punk	...	Themselves (segment "I've Been Twelve Forever")
Keith Richards	...	Himself (segment "Like a Rolling Stone") (as Rolling Stones)
The Rolling Stones	...	Themselves (segment "Like a Rolling Stone")
Tom Rowlands	...	Himself (segment "I've Been Twelve Forever") (as The Chemical Brothers)
Ed Simons	...	Himself (segment "I've Been Twelve Forever") (as The Chemical Brothers)
Pat Smear	...	Himself (segment "Everlong") (as Foo Fighters)
Tracey Thorn	...	Herself (segment "Protection") (as Massive Attack)
Mushroom Vowles	...	Himself (segment "Protection") (as Massive Attack)
Charlie Watts	...	Himself (segment "Like a Rolling Stone") (as Rolling Stones)
Jack White	...	Himself (segments "Dead Leaves & the Dirty Ground", "The Hardest Button to Button" and "I've Been Twelve Forever") (as The White Stripes)
Meg White	...	Herself (segments "Dead Leaves & the Dirty Ground", "The Hardest Button to Button" and "I've Been Twelve Forever") (as The White Stripes)
Ron Wood	...	Himself (segment "Like a Rolling Stone") (as Rolling Stones)

Runtime:

USA:30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color | Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Germany:16 | UK:E

Company:

Palm Pictures

Trivia:

The White Stripes famous "Fell In Love With A Girl" lego video took over two months to complete. Every shot was done by hand, and changing a single block required much of the "sets" to be rebuilt.

Movie Connections:

Features Pecan Pie (2003)

Soundtrack:

Around The World

If you've never seen these videos...

Go out and buy this DVD. Better yet, Amazon currently is offering all three in the series (Gondry, Spike Jonze & Chris Cunningham) for $35 with free shipping.

I bought all three at a retailer for $45 and I thought THAT was a bargain after watching this one on Michel Gondry. If the other two are as good, it IS a bargain! But at $35 for all three, now that's something nobody interested in "new directors" should pass up.

The fact is, I've rarely seen anything as brief, intoxicating and innovative as the videos on the Gondry disc. Not only do you get a two-sided disc with 20 or more music videos, you get some of this guy's early work (home movies), a 52-page booklet designed by Gondry, very funny interviews and videos of his early band (Oui Oui) performing at the base of the Eiffel Tower.

The four hours plus of material is fascinating.

I highly recommend this disc.