FILM DIRECTOR

Michel Gondry

1963 - Today

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Michel Gondry (French: [miʃɛl ɡɔ̃dʁi]; born 8 May 1963) is a French filmmaker and producer noted for his inventive visual style and distinctive manipulation of mise en scène. 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). Gondry 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; he also directed several videos for The White Stripes. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michel Gondry is the 516th most popular film director (down from 413th in 2019), the 2,879th most popular biography from France (down from 2,346th in 2019) and the 77th most popular French Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Michel Gondry ranks 516 out of 2,041. Before him are Werner Schroeter, Glauber Rocha, Ján Kadár, Mike Leigh, Don Bluth, and Louis Feuillade. After him are Mika Kaurismäki, Grigori Aleksandrov, Fernando Solanas, Gerard Damiano, Nicolas Roeg, and Mikhail Romm.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Michel Gondry ranks 126. Before him are Jeanne Tripplehorn, David Moyes, Ivan Hašek, Anita Mui, William Baldwin, and Dermot Mulroney. After him are Farahnaz Pahlavi, David Seaman, Karl Malone, Yrsa Sigurðardóttir, Shaun Toub, and Randy Couture.

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In France

Among people born in France, Michel Gondry ranks 2,879 out of 6,770. Before him are Duke Philipp of Württemberg (1838), Joseph Guillemot (1899), Louis Feuillade (1873), Madeleine Béjart (1615), Jean-Baptiste van Loo (1684), and Charles Estienne (1504). After him are Jean-François Rewbell (1747), Geoffrey I, Duke of Brittany (1000), Guy de Rothschild (1909), Michael Baius (1513), John Charles, Count Palatine of Gelnhausen (1638), and Henri Desgrange (1865).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In France

Among film directors born in France, Michel Gondry ranks 77. Before him are Pierre Woodman (1963), Gérard Oury (1919), Alain Corneau (1943), André Cayatte (1909), Yves Allégret (1907), and Louis Feuillade (1873). After him are Claude Autant-Lara (1901), Ariane Mnouchkine (1939), André Hunebelle (1896), René Laloux (1929), Ferdinand Zecca (1864), and Michel Audiard (1920).

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