Michel Gondry
Directing Born May 8, 1963 Versailles, France 121 credits
Biography
Michel Gondry was born on May 8, 1963, in Versailles, France. He is a French film, commercial, and music video director and a screenwriter, and he is also known as a musician, comic book author, and actor. Gondry is noted for his inventive visual style and manipulation of mise en scène. His career spans movies and television shows, with 72 known credits recorded. Among his works is the film Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy?, which is an essay exploring human and personal matters connecting philosopher Noam Chomsky and the director.
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Career overview
Michel Gondry is a French film, commercial, and music video director and screenwriter born on May 8, 1963, in Versailles, France. He is recognized for his inventive visual style and his manipulation of mise en scène. In addition to his work as a film, commercial, and music video director and screenwriter, Gondry is also known as a musician and a comic book author, as well as an actor.
His career includes work on various cinematic projects. The film Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? functions as an essay concerning personal and human matters connecting philosopher Noam Chomsky and the director. In other cinematic endeavors, Gondry has approached surrealist material dealing with the tragic end of Parisian intellectual youth by subordinating it to his own playful and poetic vision of the world. With known credits totaling 72, Gondry continues to be recognized for his contributions to film, television, commercials, and music videos.
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Frequent co-stars
Claude Perron
2 shared titles
Bastien Bouillon
1 shared title
Virginie Ledoyen
1 shared title
André Marcon
1 shared title
Valérie Donzelli
1 shared title
Marie Rivière
1 shared title
Adrien Barazzone
1 shared title
Marion Lecrivain
1 shared title
Oscar Tillette
1 shared title
Ève Oron
1 shared title
Career timeline
At WorkAt Work
Maya, Give Me Another Title · DirectorMaya, Give Me Another Title · Screenplay
Maya, Give Me a Title · DirectorMaya, Give Me a Title · ScreenplayIn Bed with Michel Gondry
The Many Faces of Jim CarreyThe Book of Solutions · DirectorThe Book of Solutions · WriterMichel Gondry: Do It Yourself
The Méliès Mystery
Marcel Duchamp: The Art of the PossibleA Short Visit to My College · DirectorBoris Vian Opened My Eyes and Broke My Back · DirectorBoris Vian Opened My Eyes and Broke My Back · WriterBoris Vian Opened My Eyes and Broke My Back · Cinematography
Kidding · Executive ProducerKidding · DirectorNight of the Scorpio · CreatorOur Infinity · Director
Détour · DirectorDétour · ScreenplayBlockbuster
Daft Punk UnchainedMicrobe and Gasoline · WriterMicrobe and Gasoline · DirectorPif, Behind the gimmicksAnimeland: Racconti tra manga, anime e cosplay
CliqueMood Indigo · DirectorMood Indigo · ScreenplayIs the Man Who Is Tall Happy?Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? · Director
SquareDreamersThe We and the I · DirectorThe We and the I · ScreenplayHaircut Mouse · Director
The Green Hornet · DirectorThe Extraordinary VoyageTaxi DriverTaxi Driver · DirectorJean Vigo · Director
Con Artist
The Thorn in the HeartThe Thorn in the Heart · DirectorThe Thorn in the Heart · WriterHow to Blow Up a Helicopter (Ayako's Story) · Director
Be Kind Rewind · DirectorBe Kind Rewind · ScreenplayBe Kind Rewind · ProducerTokyo! · DirectorTokyo! · Writer
Flight of the Conchords · DirectorThe Science of Sleep – Film B · DirectorGondry Solves Rubik’s Cube With His NoseGondry Solves Rubik’s Cube With His Nose · Director
The Science of Sleep · DirectorThe Science of Sleep · ProducerThe Science of Sleep · ScreenplaySeptember in Brooklyn: The Making of Block Party
Dave Chappelle's Block PartyDave Chappelle's Block Party · DirectorDave Chappelle's Block Party · Producer
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind · DirectorEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind · StoryI've Been Twelve Forever: The Work of Director Michel GondryI've Been Twelve Forever: The Work of Director Michel Gondry · DirectorI've Been Twelve Forever: The Work of Director Michel Gondry · Writer
The Hardest Button to Button · DirectorThe Hardest Button to Button · ProducerThe Work of Director Michel GondryThe Work of Director Michel Gondry · Director of PhotographyThe Work of Director Michel Gondry · Music
Björk's Greatest Hits: Volumes 1993-2003 · DirectorBjörk: Greatest Hits - Volumen 1993-2003 · Director
Human Nature · DirectorOne Day...One Day... · DirectorOne Day... · WriterMassive Attack: Eleven Promos · Director
Clip Cult · DirectorD.A.F.T.D.A.F.T. · Director
Björk: Volumen · DirectorThe Letter · DirectorThe Letter · Writer
Late Night with Conan O'BrienEurotrash
My Brother's 24th Birthday · Director
L’Expédition Fatale · DirectorL’Expédition Fatale · ScreenplayL’Expédition Fatale · Music
Un joyeux NoëlUn joyeux Noël · DirectorUn joyeux Noël · AnimationUn joyeux Noël · Writer
Cérémonie des César
Full filmography
- At Work (2026) as Customer in the sock
- At Work (2026) as Sock Customer
- Maya, Give Me Another Title (2025) Director
- Maya, Give Me Another Title (2025) Screenplay
- Maya, Give Me a Title (2024) Director
- Maya, Give Me a Title (2024) Screenplay
- In Bed with Michel Gondry (2024) as Himself - subject, director
- The Many Faces of Jim Carrey (2023) as Self (Archive Footage)
- The Book of Solutions (2023) Director
- The Book of Solutions (2023) Writer
- Michel Gondry: Do It Yourself (2023) as Self - Filmmaker
- The Méliès Mystery (2021) as Self
- Marcel Duchamp: The Art of the Possible (2020) as Self - Filmmaker
- A Short Visit to My College (2020) Director
- Boris Vian Opened My Eyes and Broke My Back (2020) Director
- Boris Vian Opened My Eyes and Broke My Back (2020) Writer
- Boris Vian Opened My Eyes and Broke My Back (2020) Cinematography
- Kidding (2018) Executive Producer
- Kidding (2018) Director
- Night of the Scorpio (2018) Creator
- Our Infinity (2018) Director
- Détour (2017) Director
- Détour (2017) Screenplay
- Blockbuster (2017) as Himself
- Daft Punk Unchained (2015) as Self
- Microbe and Gasoline (2015) Writer
- Microbe and Gasoline (2015) Director
- Pif, Behind the gimmicks (2015) as Himself
- Animeland: Racconti tra manga, anime e cosplay (2015) as Himself
- Clique (2013) as Self - Guest
- Mood Indigo (2013) Director
- Mood Indigo (2013) Screenplay
- Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? (2013) as Self
- Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? (2013) Director
- Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? (2013) Writer
- Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? (2013) Producer
- Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? (2013) Animation
- Professor Goudet's Lessons (2013) as Self
- Square (2012) as Self
- Dreamers (2012) as Self
- The We and the I (2012) Director
- The We and the I (2012) Screenplay
- Haircut Mouse (2012) Director
- The Green Hornet (2011) Director
- The Extraordinary Voyage (2011) as Self - Filmmaker
- Taxi Driver (2011)
- Taxi Driver (2011) Director
- Jean Vigo (2011) Director
- Con Artist (2010) as Self
- The Thorn in the Heart (2009) as Himself
- The Thorn in the Heart (2009) Director
- The Thorn in the Heart (2009) Writer
- How to Blow Up a Helicopter (Ayako's Story) (2009) Director
- Be Kind Rewind (2008) Director
- Be Kind Rewind (2008) Screenplay
- Be Kind Rewind (2008) Producer
- Tokyo! (2008) Director
- Tokyo! (2008) Writer
- Passaic Mosaic (2008) as Self
- Passaic Mosaic (2008) Executive Producer
- My New New York Diary (2008) as Self
- My New New York Diary (2008) Director
- Flight of the Conchords (2007) Director
- The Science of Sleep – Film B (2007) Director
- Gondry Solves Rubik’s Cube With His Nose (2007)
- Gondry Solves Rubik’s Cube With His Nose (2007) Director
- The Science of Sleep (2006) Director
- The Science of Sleep (2006) Producer
- The Science of Sleep (2006) Screenplay
- September in Brooklyn: The Making of Block Party (2006) as Self
- Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2005) as Self (voice)
- Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2005) Director
- Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2005) Producer
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) Director
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) Story
- I've Been Twelve Forever: The Work of Director Michel Gondry (2004) as Self
- I've Been Twelve Forever: The Work of Director Michel Gondry (2004) Director
- I've Been Twelve Forever: The Work of Director Michel Gondry (2004) Writer
- A Look Inside Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
- A Conversation with Jim Carrey and Director Michel Gondry (2004)
- The Hardest Button to Button (2003) Director
- The Hardest Button to Button (2003) Producer
- The Work of Director Michel Gondry (2003) as Self
- The Work of Director Michel Gondry (2003) Director of Photography
- The Work of Director Michel Gondry (2003) Music
- The Work of Director Michel Gondry (2003) Director
- Three Dead People (2003) Director
- Three Dead People (2003) Writer
- Drumb and Drumber (2003) as himself
- Drumb and Drumber (2003) Director
- Tiny (2003) Director
- Tiny (2003) Writer
- Tiny (2003) Animation
- Björk's Greatest Hits: Volumes 1993-2003 (2002) Director
- Björk: Greatest Hits - Volumen 1993-2003 (2002) Director
- Human Nature (2001) Director
- One Day... (2001) as The Man
- One Day... (2001) Director
- One Day... (2001) Writer
- Massive Attack: Eleven Promos (2001) Director
- Clip Cult (1999) Director
- D.A.F.T. (1999)
- D.A.F.T. (1999) Director
- Björk: Volumen (1998) Director
- The Letter (1998) Director
- The Letter (1998) Writer
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) as Self - Guest
- Eurotrash (1993)
- My Brother's 24th Birthday (1988) Director
- L’Expédition Fatale (1987) Director
- L’Expédition Fatale (1987) Screenplay
- L’Expédition Fatale (1987) Music
- Un joyeux Noël (1986) as Le prisonnier
- Un joyeux Noël (1986) Director
- Un joyeux Noël (1986) Animation
- Un joyeux Noël (1986) Writer
- Cérémonie des César (1976) as Self - Presenter
- Golden Director
- The Little Fears Director
- The Little Fears Screenplay
- Signals