Biography
Michel Gondry's feature as director was the Charlie Kaufman-scripted Human Nature. The film starred Patricia Arquette, Tim Robbins, and Rhys Ifans.
His extraordinary ideas and creative flourishes have previously entranced audiences in the form of award-winning music videos and commercials. A curated DVD compilation, The Work of Director Michel Gondry, was issued in October 2003 as part of Palm Pictures' "Directors Label" series. Included on the DVD is a personal full-length documentary, I've Been 12 Forever, featuring interviews with family members and such collaborators as Björk, Daft Punk, Beck, and Dave Grohl. An accompanying book features a collection of his stories, drawings, and photographs.
Mr. Gondry's notable work in videos includes the White Stripes' "Fell in Love with a Girl," which was groundbreaking in its use of Lego animation and swept the MTV Video Music Awards; and Steriogram's "Walkie Talkie Man," which uniquely imposes a yarn incarnation upon band recording footage and the L.A. landscape.
One of the first commercial spots that he directed, the Levi's ad "Drugstore" (1994), garnered the Lion D'Or at Cannes and is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the most award-winning commercial of all time. Among his other notable credits are, again for Levi's, "Mermaids," which won a silver medal at the Clio Awards and a bronze medal at Cannes; and, for Smirnoff, "Smarienburg," which captured gold medals at Cannes and the Clio Awards. He has since directed a series of spots for Gap's lyrical "That's Holiday" campaign, and another Levi's ad, "Bellybuttons."
Mr. Gondry got his start as a director while studying graphics at a French art school, when he began directing music videos for the band Oui Oui (for which he played drums). The clip's success attracted other local bands, and before long he was working internationally. In 1993, he met pop singer Björk, and the two commenced one of his longest and most successful creative relationships. Their first collaboration, the video for "Human Behavior," won all the major music video awards. He went on to helm another five of Björk's videos, including "Joga" and "Bachelorette."
He has collaborated with a wide range of artists, among them the Rolling Stones, the White Stripes, Chemical Brothers, Foo Fighters, Kylie Minogue, Massive Attack, Cibo Matto, and Radiohead.
Director
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2023 |
The Book of Solutions |
2015 |
Microbe & Gasoline |
2013 |
Mood Indigo |
2012 |
The We and the I |
2011 |
The Green Hornet |
2008 |
Be Kind Rewind |
Tokyo! |
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2007 |
La Science des rêves - Film B |
2006 |
The Science of Sleep |
The Willowz: Seeinsquares |
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2004 |
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind |
2001 |
Human Nature |
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2020 |
Kidding |
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The Death of Fil (S02E06) |
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Episode 3101 (S02E05) |
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2018 |
Kidding |
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Some Day (S01E10) |
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LT. Pickles (S01E09) |
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The Cookie (S01E06) |
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2009 |
Flight of the Conchords |
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Unnatural Love (S02E05) |
Documentaries | |
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2013 |
Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? |
2009 |
How to Blow Up a Helicopter (Ayako's Story) |
The Thorn in the Heart |
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2005 |
Dave Chappelle’s Block Party |
2003 |
I've Been Twelve Forever |
The Work of Director Michel Gondry (video compilation) |
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1999 |
Clip Cult Vol. 1: Exploding Cinema |
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2003 |
Jimmy Kimmel Live! |
Video compilation | |
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2003 |
Chemical Brothers: Singles 93-03 |
2001 |
Massive Attack: Eleven Promos |
1999 |
Björk: Volumen |
D.A.F.T. |
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2017 |
Détour |
2003 |
Pecan Pie |
2001 |
One Day... |
1998 |
La Lettre |
1989 |
Vingt p'tites tours |
Screenwriter
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2023 |
The Book of Solutions |
2015 |
Microbe & Gasoline |
2012 |
The We and the I |
2008 |
Be Kind Rewind |
2006 |
The Science of Sleep |
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2013 |
Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? |
2009 |
The Thorn in the Heart |
Short | |
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2017 |
Détour |
Producer
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2008 |
Be Kind Rewind |
Actor
Movies | |
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2013 |
Mood Indigo |
Documentaries | |
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2023 |
Michel Gondry, Do It Yourself |
2020 |
The Méliès Mystery (TV movie) |
2018 |
The Art of Television : Les réalisateurs de séries (series) |
Michel Gondry (S02E03) |
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2015 |
Daft Punk Unchained |
2013 |
Cinéma, de notre temps : Michel Gondry (Courir après) (TV movie) |
Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? |
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2012 |
Dreamers |
2011 |
The Extraordinary Voyage |
2009 |
Hollywood's Best Film Directors (series) |
The Thorn in the Heart |
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2007 |
The Making of 'The Science of Sleep' |
2006 |
September in Brooklyn: The Making of Block Party |
2004 |
A Conversation with Jim Carrey and director Michel Gondry |
A Look Inside 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' (TV movie) |
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2003 |
I've Been Twelve Forever |
The Work of Director Michel Gondry (video compilation) |
Video compilation | |
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1999 |
D.A.F.T. |
Short | |
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2001 |
One Day... |
Composer
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2013 |
Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? |
Cinematographer
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2013 |
Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? |
Guest
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2020 |
Bad Music Video Theatre - a.f. |
2017 |
The IMDb Show |
2009 |
C à vous |
2007 |
Rencontres de cinéma |
2006 |
Jour de fête |
2005 |
The 77th Annual Academy Awards |
1998 |
Na plovárně |
1996 |
Festivalové vteřiny |
1993 |
Late Night with Conan O'Brien |
Fans
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