Michel Gondry | |
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.jpg) Gondry in 2013 | |
| Born | 8 May 1963 Versailles, France |
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| Years active | 1986–present |
Michel Gondry (French: [miʃɛl ɡɔ̃dʁi]; born 8 May 1963) is a French filmmaker noted for his inventive visual style and distinctive manipulation of mise en scène.[1] Along with Charlie Kaufman, he won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay as one of the writers of the 2004 film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, which he also directed.
His other films include the music documentary Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2005), the surrealistic science fantasy comedy The Science of Sleep (2006), the comedy Be Kind Rewind (2008), the superhero comedy The Green Hornet (2011), the drama The We and the I (2012), and the romantic science fantasy tragedy Mood Indigo (2013).
He has directed numerous music videos, including Björk's "Human Behaviour" in 1993 and "Bachelorette" in 1997, both of which earned him nominations for the Grammy Award for Best Music Video.[2][3] Gondry is also a record producer, most notably producing several tracks for American rapper and illustrator MC Paul Barman on his album Thought Balloon Mushroom Cloud (2009).
- ^ Sexton, Jamie (2007). Music, Sound and Multimedia: From the Live to the Virtual. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. p. 34. ISBN 978-0-7486-2534-5.
- ^ "Grammy Nominees". Variety. 1994-01-06. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
- ^ "41st Annual GRAMMY Awards | GRAMMY.com". grammy.com. Retrieved 2024-05-20.