Michel Gondry

Nationality:
France
Birthdate:
01/01/1964
Birthplace:
Versailles, France
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biography
As an experimental and groundbreaking music video director, it was only natural for Michel Gondry to try his hand at directing feature films. And who better to work with than the equally hallucinatory and unconventional Charlie Kaufman? Prior to his collaboration with Kaufman, Gondry had been at the forefront of the music video industry, where in 1993 he helped revive a dying art with Human Behaviour, Icelandic superstar Björk’s first solo single. Marked with a child-like eye—curious and adventurous—Gondry spent the rest of the decade directing videos for Lenny Kravitz, Massive Attack and Continued
Credits
Producer
2008
Director
2008
Screenplay
2008
Director
2006
Screenplay
2006
Director
2002
Screenplay
Director
milestones
Year
Milestone
 
Made a minute-long cartoon at the age of 12, with the help of a toy Meccano machine
 
Began directing videos for the puck rock band Oui Oui, for which he played drums
1993 
Developed a long collaboration with pop singer Björk, by first directing her video "Human Behavior"; won all major music video awards
1994 
Directed the Levi's ad "Drugstore"; garnered the Lion D'Or at Cannes; listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the most award-winning commercial of all time
 
Collaborated with artists such as The Rolling Stones, Foo Fighters, Lenny Kravitz, and Sheryl Crow
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