The Work of Director Michel Gondry (2003)

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

Directors:

Lance Bangs, Jeff Buchanan

Writers:

Michel Gondry, Jim Carrey

Stars:

Beck, Björk, The Chemical Brothers

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Beck	...	Self (segment "Deadweight" and "I've Been Twelve Forever")
Björk	...	Self (numerous segments)
The Chemical Brothers	...	Themselves (segment "I've Been Twelve Forever")
Tom Rowlands	...	Self (segment "I've Been Twelve Forever") (as The Chemical Brothers)
Ed Simons	...	Self (segment "I've Been Twelve Forever") (as The Chemical Brothers)
Miho Hatori	...	Self (segments "Sugar Water" and "I've Been Twelve Forever") (as Cibo Matto)
Yuka Honda	...	Self (segments "Sugar Water" and "I've Been Twelve Forever") (as Cibo Matto)
Daft Punk	...	Themselves (segment "I've Been Twelve Forever")
Dave Grohl	...	Self (segment "I've Been Twelve Forever")
Jack White	...	Self (segments "Dead Leaves & the Dirty Ground" - "The Hardest Button to Button" and "I've Been Twelve Forever") (as The White Stripes)
Meg White	...	Self (segments "Dead Leaves & the Dirty Ground" - "The Hardest Button to Button" and "I've Been Twelve Forever") (as The White Stripes)
Sylvain Arnoux	...	Self (segment "I've Been Twelve Forever")
Karen Baird	...	Self (segment "I've Been Twelve Forever")
Heidi Bivens	...	Self (segment "I've Been Twelve Forever")
Étienne Charry	...	Self (segment "I've Been Twelve Forever")

Storyline

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

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Plot Keywords:

collection of short films | music video collection | 

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Genres:

Music

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Did You Know?

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.

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Connections

Edited from Björk: Jòga (1997)

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Soundtracks

Everlong
Written by Dave Grohl
Performed by Foo Fighters

User Reviews

Do I offend ??

So far this is one of seven in the director series compilations (the others being Chris Cunningham, Anton Corbijn, Jonathan Glazer, Mark Romanek, Stephane Sednaoui, and Spike Jonez). These would definitely be considered the new wave, MTV generation type directors. These directors are fully integrated into a visual medium. I would love to see who the series go to next.

You might remember Michel Gondry from Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Chappelle's Bloc Party. Prior to these movies he became famous for doing stunning music videos for artists like the White Stripes and Bjork.

This is mostly a collection of the various music videos that he has done from about 1986 to 2003. Out of the all the music video's I have to pick 5 as my favorite.

1) Daft Punk - around the world. Trippy and surreal dance number consisting of aliens, skeletons, mummies, and a few women.

2) Kylie Minogue - come into my world. Kylie's Mobius trip from her dry cleaner + 1.

3) White Stripes - fell in love with a girl. Lego land video is simply amazing.

4) White Stripes - the hardest button to button. Recurring Michel theme of duplication.

5) Cibo Matto - sugar water. Split screen asynchronous story that has a focal point in the middle.

This is basically a compilation of the work of the director. It includes his music videos, commercials, and other projects. This is their portfolio. The Director's Series is the great thing as you see the influences and evolution of the director. I also enjoyed the Levi's commercial, with the truck driver. I highly recommend this and the other DVDs in this series.

Details

Official Sites:

Director's Label

Country:

USA

Language:

English French

Release Date:

23 October 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

Режиссер Мишель Гондри в работе

Company Credits

Production Co:

Art_Production, Palm Pictures, Partizan

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1