Line #14 Creator/MichelGondry


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3	Michel Gondry (born 1963) is a French film, commercial, and music video director known to be a visual trickster of [[Music/TheWhiteStripes pop]] [[Music/DaftPunk music]] [[Music/{{Bjork}} videos]] and [[Film/EternalSunshineOfTheSpotlessMind surreal]], [[Film/TheScienceOfSleep fantastical]], [[Film/BeKindRewind whimsical]] dramas and the innovator of [[Film/TheMatrix bullet time]].
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6	!!Filmography:
7	* ''La Lettre'' (1998)
8	* ''Film/HumanNature'' (2001)
9	* ''Pecan Pie'' (2003)
10	* ''Film/EternalSunshineOfTheSpotlessMind'' (2004)
11	* ''Creator/DaveChappelle's Block Party'' (2005)
12	* ''Film/TheScienceOfSleep'' (2006)
13	* ''Film/BeKindRewind'' (2008)
14	* ''Tokyo!'' (2008) - with [[Film/TheHost2006 Bong]] [[Film/{{Snowpiercer}} Joon-ho]] and [[Film/HolyMotors Leos Carax]][[note]]''Interior Design'' segment, which is an adaptation of Gabrielle Bell's ''Cecil and Jordan in New York'' comic strip[[/note]]
15	* ''The Thorn In The Heart'' (2009)
16	* ''Film/TheGreenHornet'' (2011)
17	* ''Film/MoodIndigo'' (2013)
18	* ''Is The Man Who Is Tall Happy?'' (2013)
19	* ''Series/{{Kidding}}'' (2018)
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21	!!Notable music videos:
22	* Oui Oui - "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hghFCkIKmPY Les Cailloux]]" (1989) [[note]]Gondry was this French indie rock band's drummer, and he directed all of their videos[[/note]]
23	* Inspiral Carpets - "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csxBQLG4-3Q Two World Collide]]" (1992)
24	* [[Music/SteelyDan Donald Fagen]] - "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bj8ZdBdKsfo Snowbound]]" (1993)
25	* Music/{{Bjork}} - "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDbPYoaAiyc Human Behaviour]]" (1993)
26	* Lucas - "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sY5zaDZq0sc Lucas with the Lid Off]]" (1994)
27	* Music/SineadOConnor - "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R29W_PvTT7M Fire On Babylon]]" (1994)
28	* Björk - "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeAZ9DQZFz8 Army of Me]]" (1995)
29	* Björk - "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGjGh74n_9U Isobel]]" (1995)
30	* Music/MassiveAttack feat. Tracey Thorn - "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Epgo8ixX6Wo Protection]]" (1995)
31	* Cibo Matto - "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EN9auBn6Jys Sugar Water]]" (1996)
32	* Björk - "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CSiU0j_lFA Hyperballad]]" (1996)
33	* Music/DaftPunk - "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKYPYj2XX80 Around the World]]" (1997)
34	* Music/FooFighters - "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBG7P-K-r1Y Everlong]]" (1997)
35	* Neneh Cherry - "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVZERmRZ3cI Feel It]]" (1997)
36	* Music/{{Beck\|Musician}} - "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vptfm9D6owo Deadweight]]" (1997)
37	* Music/SherylCrow - "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDwLPMOzHLY A Change Would Do You Good]]" (1997)
38	* Björk - "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZEWtivQTTg Bachelorette]]" (1997)
39	* Stardust - "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SzCNwAOk30 Music Sounds Better With You]]" (1998)
40	* Music/TheChemicalBrothers feat. [[Music/{{Oasis}} Noel Gallagher]] - "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5FyfQDO5g0 Let Forever Be]]" (1998)
41	* Music/{{Radiohead}} - "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Lpw3yMCWro Knives Out]]" (2001)
42	* The Chemical Brothers - "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0S43IwBF0uM Star Guitar]]" (2001)
43	* Music/TheWhiteStripes - "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTH71AAxXmM Fell In Love With a Girl]]" (2002)
44	* The White Stripes - "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OyytKqYjkE Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground]]" (2002)
45	* Music/QueensOfTheStoneAge - "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s88r_q7oufE No One Knows]]" (2002)
46	* Music/KylieMinogue - "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63vqob-MljQ Come Into My World]]" (2002)
47	* The White Stripes - "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4dx42YzQCE The Hardest Button to Button]]" (2003)
48	* Music/TheVines - "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KL_dI3GtB4o Ride]]" (2004)
49	* [[Film/DonnieDarko Gary Jules & Michael Andrews]] - "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Az2BvTcshg Mad World]]" (2004)
50	* Steriogram - "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7UvbwCjXUk Walkie Talkie Man]]" (2004)
51	* The White Stripes - "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6LuwU3LPLE The Denial Twist]]" (2005)
52	* Music/KanyeWest feat. [[Music/Maroon5 Adam Levine]] - "Heard 'Em Say" (2005) [[note]]Gondry directed one of the two videos for this song, but the only one currently on Youtube is the other one, directed by Creator/BillPlympton.[[/note]]
53	* Music/PaulMcCartney - "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NEQyJm87LY Dance Tonight]]" (2007)
54	* Björk - "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P5xSntVWQE Declare Independence]]" (2008)
55	* Metronomy - "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riEBi8BJ9Tw Love Letters]]" (2014)
56	* Music/{{IDLES}} - "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjr11lGEBg4 Model Village]]" (2020)
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59	!!Tropes associated with Michel Gondry:
60	* BreakthroughHit: Although his 1993 video for Music/{{Bjork}}'s "Human Behaviour" received much acclaim, it wasn't until the following year that Gondry really established himself with the video for Danish rapper Lucas' "Lucas with the Lid Off". The video was an impressive, elaborate [[TheOner single-take]] effort that first earned Gondry his reputation as a music video auteur and a master visual stylist. He was nominated for a Grammy for his work, and the video was partly credited with turning the song into an international hit.
61	* GenreMashup: His films usually twist and combine various different genres, from superhero comedy to surreal, sci-fi drama.
62	* GenreRoulette: He's worked in a variety of different genres, from sci-fi romantic dramedy (''Film/EternalSunshineOfTheSpotlessMind''), to animated documentary (''Is The Man Who Is Tall Happy?'') to stand-up concert film (''Creator/DaveChappelle's Block Party'').
63	* SceneryPorn: His films are known for their visual splendor.
64	%%* SurrealMusicVideo

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