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
The latest development in the long-standing on-again, off-again drama of the making of The Green Hornet is the attachment of genius director Michel Gondry. Best known for his brilliant, heartbreaking, and somewhat subversive films…
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
