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The Work of Director Michel Gondry

  • Video
  • 2003
  • 5h
IMDb RATING
8.7/10
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The Work of Director Michel Gondry (2003)
Pre, "Fall 2003"
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A look at the work of director Michel Gondry, through his music videos, short films, and commercials.A look at the work of director Michel Gondry, through his music videos, short films, and commercials.A look at the work of director Michel Gondry, through his music videos, short films, and commercials.

  • Directors
    • Lance Bangs
    • Jeff Buchanan
    • Michel Gondry
  • Writers
    • Michel Gondry
    • Jim Carrey
  • Stars
    • Beck
    • Björk
    • The Chemical Brothers
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
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    1.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Lance Bangs
      • Jeff Buchanan
      • Michel Gondry
    • Writers
      • Michel Gondry
      • Jim Carrey
    • Stars
      • Beck
      • Björk
      • The Chemical Brothers
    • 13User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    The Director's Label: The Work of Michel Gondry
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    The Director's Label: The Work of Michel Gondry

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    Beck
    Beck
    • Self (segment "Deadweight" and "I've Been Twelve Forever")
    Björk
    Björk
    • Self
    The Chemical Brothers
    The Chemical Brothers
    • Themselves (segment "I've Been Twelve Forever")
    Tom Rowlands
    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
    Miho Hatori
    • Self (segments "Sugar Water" and "I've Been Twelve Forever")
    • (as Cibo Matto)
    Yuka Honda
    Yuka Honda
    • Self (segments "Sugar Water" and "I've Been Twelve Forever")
    • (as Cibo Matto)
    Daft Punk
    Daft Punk
    • Themselves (segment "I've Been Twelve Forever")
    Dave Grohl
    Dave Grohl
    • Self (segment "I've Been Twelve Forever")
    Jack White
    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
    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
    Étienne Charry
    • Self (segment "I've Been Twelve Forever")
    Lauri Faggioni
    • Self (segment "I've Been Twelve Forever")
    François Gondry
    François Gondry
    • Self (segment "I've Been Twelve Forever")
    Marie-Noëlle Gondry
    Marie-Noëlle Gondry
    • Self (segment "I've Been Twelve Forever")
    • Directors
      • Lance Bangs
      • Jeff Buchanan
      • Michel Gondry
    • Writers
      • Michel Gondry
      • Jim Carrey
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    8Rectangular_businessman

    A pretty solid collection

    A neat collection of music videos.

    Michel Gondry has a talent to create charming, very dream-like music videos.

    The little animations and shorts included in the DVD were an interesting watch for any fan of Gondry.
    10j_imdb-229

    Gondry demystifies the secret art of cultivating inspiration

    this is a gem in my movie collection. everyone who watches it falls in love. do yourself a favor, resist the urge and watch "i've been twelve forever" (included on the discs) instead of watching the videos separately. he explains the inspiration/context (but not too much to spoil the presentations) behind each work and then you are able to watch each video. in the end, you will have watched an entirely engaging film about a very humble, gentle, and talented, young boy living inside a man. he is a real genius, and i think there would be many more like him if we took life less seriously and stopped making sense.

    10 out of 10 because it could not be better!
    10Pvt_Joker

    Michel Gondry: "I've been twelve forever"

    This is my favourite DVD among the three "work of director" series, which also include Spike Jonze and Chris Cunningham.

    Michel Gondry is truly a genius, as inventive a video artist can get. I always saw him as a child in an adult body, and that's a compliment because only children can come up with such vivid imagination while exploring their world. But somehow, when we grow up, we loose that instant creativity, the kind of naive curiosity that drives children to filter Reality. Life simply gets the best out of us with its endless routine and repetitive patterns. How many times do you get to see some old cartoons you adored when you were little, and somehow you get disappointed and tell yourself "It sucks!"

    Michel Gondry is one the most awarded music video and commercial directors, he is a gifted artist who's never afraid to try new things. He has such an avant-garde view and creativity, the kind of videos you just stare at in awe and wonder "How the hell did they do that" (e.g. the Fell in Love with a girl video.) Some of his techniques are truly brilliant, yet when you look closely, every bright child could have come up with the same ideas.

    This is a must-have for every Gondry fan, as well as those who are looking for many hours of creative inspiration & fun.
    8scarlettmines

    An excellent source for any budding filmmakers or fans of Michel Gondry

    Michel Gondry, the French mastermind behind the hugely popular 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind', brings us back to his roots in this DVD showcasing the video clips that initiated his career in film-making.

    'The Work of Director Michel Gondry' includes video clips by The White Stripes, Foo Fighters and Kylie Minogue among others. By seeing these video clips the viewer is able to see where Gondry gets his unique style of film-making from. The incredible directing that is prominent in 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' is evident here. His creativity is extraordinary and anybody thinking of venturing into the business of film-making should really see this DVD to gain an insight into the mind of a genius.

    It's not just business either. Through this DVD we are able to see the humorous side to Michel Gondry.

    Overall, it's an interesting DVD that allows the viewer to step into the mind of Michel Gondry.
    8cineaste-4

    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.

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    • 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.
    • Connections
      Edited from Oui Oui: Bolide (1988)
    • Soundtracks
      Come Into My World
      Written by Cathy Dennis and Rob Davis

      Performed by Kylie Minogue

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    • Release date
      • October 23, 2003 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Director's Label
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Режиссер Мишель Гондри в работе
    • Production companies
      • Art_Production
      • Palm Pictures
      • Partizan
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    • Runtime
      5 hours
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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