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Michel Gondry

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Writer
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Michel Gondry
Here's a look at some of our favorite moments from director Michel Gondry's work in film, television, and multiple music videos.
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He grew up in Versailles with a family who was very influenced by pop music. When he was young, Gondry wanted to be a painter or an inventor. In the 80s he entered in an art school in Paris where he could develop his graphic skills and where he also met friends with whom he created a pop-rock band called Oui-Oui. The band released 2 albums ('Chacun tout le monde' and 'Formidable') and several singles until their separation in 1992. Gondry was the drummer of the band and also directed their video clips in which it was possible to see his strange world, influenced by the 60s and by his childhood. One of his videos was shown on MTV and when Björk saw it, she asked him to make her first solo video for 'Human Behaviour'. The partnership is famous: Gondry directed five other Björk's videos, benefiting by the huge budgets. This led to commissions for other artists around the world, including Massive Attack. He also made a lot of commercials for Gap, Smirnoff, Air France, Nike, Coca Cola, Adidas, Polaroid and Levi - the latter making him the most highly-awarded director for a one-off commercial.

Hollywood became interested in Gondry's success and he directed his first feature movie Human Nature (2001), adapting a Charlie Kaufman's scenario, which was shown in the 2001 Cannes Festival. Although it wasn't a big success, this film allowed him to direct Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), for which he again collaborated with Charlie Kaufman. The movie became a popular independent film and he and his co-writers won an Oscar for it.
BornMay 8, 1963
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BornMay 8, 1963
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 32 wins & 48 nominations total

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Michel Gondry and Pierre Bismuth in The 77th Annual Academy Awards (2005)
Michel Gondry in The We and the I (2012)
Michel Gondry in The We and the I (2012)
Michel Gondry, Nicholas Pinto, Francesca Pinto, Michael Brodie, Laidychen Carrasco, and Monica Pinto in The We and the I (2012)
Michel Gondry in Mood Indigo (2013)
Romain Duris, Michel Gondry, and Audrey Tautou in Mood Indigo (2013)
Romain Duris, Michel Gondry, Audrey Tautou, and Omar Sy in Mood Indigo (2013)
Michel Gondry, Seth Rogen, and Jay Chou in The Green Hornet (2011)
Michel Gondry and Seth Rogen in The Green Hornet (2011)
Michel Gondry in The Green Hornet (2011)
Jim Carrey and Michel Gondry in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, and Michel Gondry in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

Known for

Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
8.3
  • Director(directed by)
  • 2004
Charlotte Gainsbourg and Gael García Bernal in The Science of Sleep (2006)
The Science of Sleep
7.2
  • Director
  • 2006
The We and the I (2012)
The We and the I
6.1
  • Director
  • 2012
Yasiin Bey and Jack Black in Be Kind Rewind (2008)
Be Kind Rewind
6.4
  • Director
  • 2008

Credits

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Director

  • Le Livre des solutions
    • Director
    • Post-production
  • Ashleigh Scott in A Dozen Eggs (2021)
    A Dozen Eggs
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2021
  • Une petite visite à mon collège
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2020
  • Jim Carrey in Kidding (2018)
    Kidding
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2018–2020
  • Grand Petit Con
    • Director
    • Video
    • 2019
  • The Chemical Brothers: Got to Keep On
    • Director
    • Music Video
    • 2019
  • Night of the Scorpio (2018)
    Night of the Scorpio
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2018
  • It Is Decidedly So (2018)
    It Is Decidedly So
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2018
  • Our Infinity (2018)
    Our Infinity
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2018
  • The Big Eight (2018)
    The Big Eight
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2018
  • Room 802 (2018)
    Room 802
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2018
  • No Ordinary August (2018)
    No Ordinary August
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2018
  • John Lewis: Moz the Monster (2017)
    John Lewis: Moz the Monster
    • Director (uncredited)
    • Video
    • 2017
  • Détour (2017)
    Détour
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2017
  • The White Stripes: City Lights (2016)
    The White Stripes: City Lights
    • Director
    • Music Video
    • 2016
  • Audrey Tautou, Théophile Baquet, and Ange Dargent in Microbe & Gasoline (2015)
    Microbe & Gasoline
    • Director
    • 2015

Producer

  • Jim Carrey in Kidding (2018)
    Kidding
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2018–2020
  • Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? (2013)
    Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy?
    • producer
    • 2013
  • The We and the I (2012)
    The We and the I
    • producer
    • 2012
  • Meat Madness
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2009
  • The Making of 'Be Kind Rewind'
    • executive producer
    • Video
    • 2008
  • Passaic Mosaic
    • executive producer
    • Video
    • 2008
  • Yasiin Bey and Jack Black in Be Kind Rewind (2008)
    Be Kind Rewind
    • producer
    • 2008
  • Charlotte Gainsbourg and Gael García Bernal in The Science of Sleep (2006)
    The Science of Sleep
    • producer
    • 2006
  • The Go-Go's: Our Lips are Sealed - Fatboy Slim Remix
    • executive producer
    • Music Video
    • 2005
  • Lacquer: Behind
    • producer
    • Music Video
    • 2003
  • Three Dead People (2003)
    Three Dead People
    • producer
    • Video
    • 2003
  • Daft Punk: Around the World (1997)
    Daft Punk: Around the World
    • producer
    • Music Video
    • 1997

Writer

  • Le Livre des solutions
    • Writer
    • Post-production
  • Ashleigh Scott in A Dozen Eggs (2021)
    A Dozen Eggs
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2021
  • Une petite visite à mon collège
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2020
  • Détour (2017)
    Détour
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2017
  • Audrey Tautou, Théophile Baquet, and Ange Dargent in Microbe & Gasoline (2015)
    Microbe & Gasoline
    • Writer
    • 2015
  • Romain Duris and Audrey Tautou in Mood Indigo (2013)
    Mood Indigo
    • scenario (adaptation, dialogue)
    • 2013
  • Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? (2013)
    Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy?
    • written by
    • 2013
  • The We and the I (2012)
    The We and the I
    • written by
    • 2012
  • My New New York diary
    • Writer
    • Video
    • 2010
  • The Thorn in the Heart (2009)
    The Thorn in the Heart
    • written by
    • 2009
  • Tokyo! (2008)
    Tokyo!
    • writer (segment Interior Design)
    • 2008
  • Yasiin Bey and Jack Black in Be Kind Rewind (2008)
    Be Kind Rewind
    • written by
    • 2008
  • Charlotte Gainsbourg and Gael García Bernal in The Science of Sleep (2006)
    The Science of Sleep
    • written by
    • 2006
  • Pecan Pie (2004)
    Pecan Pie
    • Writer
    • Video
    • 2004
  • Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
    • story
    • 2004
  • Three Dead People (2003)
    Three Dead People
    • writer
    • Video
    • 2003
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Videos12

Con Artist
Full Movie 16:08
Con Artist
Michel Gondry | Director Supercut
Clip 1:30
Michel Gondry | Director Supercut
Tokyo!: "Merde" Clip
Clip 1:34
Tokyo!: "Merde" Clip
Theatrical Trailer
Trailer 1:24
Theatrical Trailer
The Thorn in the Heart
Trailer 1:58
The Thorn in the Heart
Tokyo!
Trailer 1:44
Tokyo!
Marcel Duchamp: Art of the Possible
Trailer 1:28
Marcel Duchamp: Art of the Possible
The Green Hornet: Comic-Con Footage
Featurette 2:33
The Green Hornet: Comic-Con Footage
I'll Make A Sour Cream Blueberry Pie
Video 2:30
I'll Make A Sour Cream Blueberry Pie
AstronOtter Is a Male
Video 2:08
AstronOtter Is a Male
This Season On "Kidding"
Video 1:01
This Season On "Kidding"
"Kidding" Wants to Make You Feel a Lot of Things
Video 1:27
"Kidding" Wants to Make You Feel a Lot of Things

Personal details

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    • Official Site
    • YouTube
  • Height
    • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
  • Born
    • May 8, 1963
    • Versailles, Seine-et-Oise [now Yvelines], France
  • Children
    • Paul Gondry
  • Parents
    • Marie-Noëlle Gondry
  • Relatives
    • Olivier Gondry(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Directed music video for Beck "Deadweight"
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Interviews
    • 2 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    In his video clips and commercials, he was a pioneer for a number of things. For example the video clip he made for IAM (Je danse le Mia) was the first video clip using the morphing techniques. He also took the technique used by Bruce Bickford in the 1971 animation The last battle on Flat Earth (1971) where several cameras take pictures at the same time around somebody and applied it to live action. This technique was used by Gondry in a commercial for insurance, then in Björk's "Army of Me" video clip and in The Matrix (1999).
  • Quotes
    Sometimes it's better to have less money [for budget] and more freedom.
  • Trademark
      Surreal settings and visual effects
  • Salary
    • Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
      (2004)
      $395,000

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