Michel Gondry

Biography

Michel Gondry is from Versailles and is the grandson of inventor Constant Martin. He attended art school in Paris, where he formed the band Oui Oui as a drummer. His vision and career began with his emphasis on emotion, inspired by the 1960 French family film Le voyage en ballon. Gondry's inventive visual style and distinctive manipulation of mise en scène have been noted throughout his career. He directed numerous music videos, earning nominations for several Grammy Awards, including those for Björk's "Human Behaviour" and "Bachelorette". Gondry has also created television commercials, including the award-winning Levi's 501 Jeans spot that held the Guinness World Record for most awards won by a TV commercial. He made his feature film debut in 2001 with Human Nature, followed by Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, which received very favourable reviews and earned him an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay alongside Charlie Kaufman and Pierre Bismuth.