Michel Gondry

Q: Has Michel Gondry won any awards for his work?

Yes, Michel Gondry won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' in 2005, highlighting his talent for innovative narratives.

Q: What was Michel Gondry's first film?

Gondry's first feature film was 'Human Nature,' released in 2001. It began his journey in feature filmmaking and showcased his distinctive style.

Q: What genre of films does Michel Gondry typically make?

Michel Gondry typically makes films that blend romance, fantasy, and drama, often incorporating surreal elements and imaginative visuals.

Q: What is Michel Gondry's estimated net worth?

Michel Gondry's estimated net worth is around $10 million, reflecting his successful career as a filmmaker and director.

Q: How did Michel Gondry start his career?

Michel Gondry began his career as a music video director, where he gained recognition for his creative and visually striking videos for various artists.

Q: What defining characteristic does Michel Gondry have in his films?

Gondry is known for his inventive visual style and dreamlike narratives, often using practical effects and unique storytelling techniques.

Q: What notable music videos has Michel Gondry directed?

Michel Gondry directed notable music videos for artists such as Björk, 'Human Behaviour,' and The White Stripes, 'Fell in Love with a Girl,' showcasing his innovative approach.

Known for

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind poster

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

IMDb 8.3 / 10

2004 / Drama, Romance / 108mins

Joel Barish, heartbroken that his girlfriend underwent a procedure to erase him from her memory, decides to do the same. However, as he watches...

The Green Hornet (2011)

IMDb 5.8 / 10

2011 / Action, Adventure / 118mins

Britt Reid, the heir to the largest newspaper fortune in Los Angeles, is a spoiled playboy who has been, thus far, happy to lead...

Name

Michel Gondry

Height

5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)

Born

8 May 1963, Versailles, France

Spouses

Gilles Deleuze (2003–present)

Children

1 child, name not publicly known

Parents

Jacques Gondry, Évelyne Gondry

Estimated Net Worth

$10 million

Year	Title	Character	Rating
2026	Movie At Work A successful photographer gives up everything to devote himself to writing and discovers poverty.	Customer in the sock	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2026	Movie At Work A successful photographer gives up everything to devote himself to writing and discovers poverty.	Unknown character	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2024	Movie In Bed with Michel Gondry Michel Gondry, a genius of DIY cinema, opens up his sleepless nights to François Nemeta's cameras. Dreamlike, bizarre, and endearing,...	Himself - subject, director	Not rated
2023	Movie Michel Gondry: Do It Yourself A portrait of French filmmaker Michel Gondry, creator, for three decades, of an imperfect, astonishing, fascinating, damaged and poetic work.	Self - Filmmaker	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2023	Movie The Many Faces of Jim Carrey From his humble beginnings in Canada to becoming one of Hollywood's most beloved and successful stars, The Many Faces of...	Self (Archive Footage)	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2021	Movie The Méliès Mystery A documentary that details the process of restoring 270 of the 520 lost films of pioneering director Georges Méliès, all...	Self	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2020	Movie Marcel Duchamp: The Art of the Possible A remarkable walk through the life and work of the French artist Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968), one of the most important...	Self - Filmmaker	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2017	Movie Blockbuster Dumped over a video he made to amuse his ailing dad, a heartsick Jérémy hatches an elaborate scheme to win...	Himself	TMDB 5.6 / 10
2015	Movie Animeland: Racconti tra manga, anime e cosplay	Himself	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2015	Movie Daft Punk Unchained Daft Punk Unchained is the first film about the pop culture phenomenon that is Daft Punk, the duo with 12...	Self	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2015	Movie Pif, Behind the gimmicks Taking stock of the extraordinary adventure of "Pif Gadget", a French publishing phenomenon of the 1970s-80s and even of the...	Himself	TMDB 5.7 / 10
2013	Movie Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? A series of interviews featuring linguist, philosopher and activist Noam Chomsky done in hand-drawn animation.	Self	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2013	TV Clique	Self - Guest	TMDB 4.5 / 10
2013	Movie Professor Goudet's Lessons Stéphane Goudet is all over the Tati box-set as the preeminent Tati scholar, so it is only fitting that he...	Self	Not rated
2012	Movie Dreamers Dreamers is a film directed by Noelle Deschamps in 2012. Creation was always imagined as a mysterious process. Following these...	Self	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2012	TV Square	Self	Not rated
2011	Movie Taxi Driver Martin Scorsese's classic drama "sweded" by Michel Gondry.	Unknown character	Not rated
2011	Movie The Extraordinary Voyage An account of the extraordinary life of film pioneer Georges Méliès (1861-1938) and the amazing story of the copy in...	Self - Filmmaker	TMDB 7.7 / 10
2010	Movie Con Artist A docu-comedy feature film about a once-famous millionaire "business artist" forced to confront his own legendarily obnoxious behavior, while trying...	Self	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2009	Movie The Thorn in the Heart Michel Gondry chronicles the life of Gondry family matriarch, his aunt Suzette Gondry, and her relationship with her son, Jean-Yves.	Himself	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2008	Movie My New New York Diary A collaborative film created by Michel Gondry and Julie Doucet	Self	TMDB 4.0 / 10
2008	Movie Passaic Mosaic A short documentary, looking at life in Passaic, New Jersey, whilst the film Be Kind Rewind (2008) is being shot...	Self	TMDB 1.0 / 10
2007	Movie Gondry Solves Rubik’s Cube With His Nose As a follow-up to solving it with his feet, Michel Gondry now solves a Rubik's cube with his NOSE in...	Unknown character	Not rated
2006	Movie September in Brooklyn: The Making of Block Party Behind the scenes look at Dave Chappelle's Block Party.	Self	Not rated
2005	Movie Dave Chappelle's Block Party The American comedian/actor delivers a story about the alternative Hip Hop scene. A small town Ohio mans moves to Brooklyn,...	Self (voice)	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2004	Movie I've Been Twelve Forever: The Work of Director Michel Gondry A documentary about the inspiration of director Michel Gondry. An extraordinary world where onirism, memories and childhood have the utmost...	Self	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2004	Movie A Look Inside Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind a 12-minute EPK making-of featurette.	Unknown character	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2004	Movie A Conversation with Jim Carrey and Director Michel Gondry Informal 16-minute chat between the actor and director, along with humorous behind-the-scenes moments.	Unknown character	Not rated
2003	Movie The Work of Director Michel Gondry A look at the work of director Michel Gondry, through his music videos, short films, and commercials.	Self	TMDB 8.5 / 10
2003	Movie Drumb and Drumber Short piece directed by Michel Gondry, showing himself playing the drums.	himself	TMDB 3.5 / 10
2001	Movie One Day... After he gets out of the toilets, a man is being chased by a human-sized turd, claiming to be the...	The Man	TMDB 5.7 / 10
1999	Movie D.A.F.T. A strange combination of techno and New Wave music, the French duo Daft Punk caused an international dance sensation with...	Unknown character	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1993	TV Eurotrash The likes of Antoine de Caunes, Jean Paul Gaultier, Davina McCall, and Lolo Ferrari are your guides to the weird...	Unknown character	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1993	TV Late Night with Conan O'Brien Stepping into the late-late slot vacated by David Letterman, Conan O'Brien stars in a show that far outdoes its competition...	Self - Guest	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1986	Movie Un joyeux Noël	Le prisonnier	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1976	TV Cérémonie des César The César Awards are cinematographic awards created in 1976 and presented annually in Paris to professionals of the 7th art...	Self - Presenter	TMDB 4.6 / 10
TBA	Movie Signals Details TBA.	Unknown character	Not rated

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2025	Movie Maya, Give Me Another Title After, Maya, Give Me a Title, the sequel to Maya's adventures told by Blanche Gardin. Maya and her father live...	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 5.1 / 10
2025	Movie Maya, Give Me Another Title After, Maya, Give Me a Title, the sequel to Maya's adventures told by Blanche Gardin. Maya and her father live...	Director Directing	TMDB 5.1 / 10
2024	Movie Maya, Give Me a Title Maya and her dad, Michel Gondry, live in two different countries. In order to stay in touch, her dad asks...	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 5.7 / 10
2024	Movie Maya, Give Me a Title Maya and her dad, Michel Gondry, live in two different countries. In order to stay in touch, her dad asks...	Director Directing	TMDB 5.7 / 10
2023	Movie The Book of Solutions Marc, a bipolar and paranoid filmmaker, cannot tolerate seeing his current project picked apart by his producers. The clips he’s...	Director Directing	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2023	Movie The Book of Solutions Marc, a bipolar and paranoid filmmaker, cannot tolerate seeing his current project picked apart by his producers. The clips he’s...	Writer Writing	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2020	Movie A Short Visit to My College Michel Gondry travels by various means—and at great peril—from Los Angeles, USA to Charny, France to visit his former place...	Director Directing	TMDB 3.3 / 10
2020	Movie Boris Vian Opened My Eyes and Broke My Back Several years after "Mood Indigo," his adaptation of Boris Vian's 1947 novel "Froth on a Daydream," Michel Gondry returns, with...	Director Directing	TMDB 1.0 / 10
2020	Movie Boris Vian Opened My Eyes and Broke My Back Several years after "Mood Indigo," his adaptation of Boris Vian's 1947 novel "Froth on a Daydream," Michel Gondry returns, with...	Writer Writing	TMDB 1.0 / 10
2020	Movie Boris Vian Opened My Eyes and Broke My Back Several years after "Mood Indigo," his adaptation of Boris Vian's 1947 novel "Froth on a Daydream," Michel Gondry returns, with...	Cinematography Crew	TMDB 1.0 / 10
2018	Movie Our Infinity After falling in love at a Las Vegas resort, two people find themselves alone in the universe.	Director Directing	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2018	Movie Night of the Scorpio An unstoppable force brings two people together to send sparks flying through the night in Las Vegas.	Creator Crew	TMDB 3.0 / 10
2018	TV Kidding Jeff, aka Mr. Pickles, is an icon of children's TV. But when his family begins to implode, Jeff finds no...	Director Directing	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2018	TV Kidding Jeff, aka Mr. Pickles, is an icon of children's TV. But when his family begins to implode, Jeff finds no...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2017	Movie Détour A young girl's tricycle gets lost as a French family leaves home for their summer holiday. After becoming accidentally separated...	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2017	Movie Détour A young girl's tricycle gets lost as a French family leaves home for their summer holiday. After becoming accidentally separated...	Director Directing	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2015	Movie Microbe and Gasoline Two young friends embark on a road trip across France in a vehicle they built themselves.	Director Directing	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2015	Movie Microbe and Gasoline Two young friends embark on a road trip across France in a vehicle they built themselves.	Writer Writing	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2013	Movie Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? A series of interviews featuring linguist, philosopher and activist Noam Chomsky done in hand-drawn animation.	Producer Production	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2013	Movie Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? A series of interviews featuring linguist, philosopher and activist Noam Chomsky done in hand-drawn animation.	Writer Writing	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2013	Movie Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? A series of interviews featuring linguist, philosopher and activist Noam Chomsky done in hand-drawn animation.	Director Directing	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2013	Movie Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? A series of interviews featuring linguist, philosopher and activist Noam Chomsky done in hand-drawn animation.	Animation Visual Effects	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2013	Movie Mood Indigo A woman suffers from an unusual illness caused by a flower growing in her lungs.	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2013	Movie Mood Indigo A woman suffers from an unusual illness caused by a flower growing in her lungs.	Director Directing	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2012	Movie Haircut Mouse	Director Directing	Not rated
2012	Movie The We and the I The We and the I is the heartfelt and comical story of the final bus ride home for a group...	Director Directing	TMDB 5.4 / 10
2012	Movie The We and the I The We and the I is the heartfelt and comical story of the final bus ride home for a group...	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 5.4 / 10
2011	Movie Taxi Driver Martin Scorsese's classic drama "sweded" by Michel Gondry.	Director Directing	Not rated
2011	Movie Jean Vigo A short animation made by Michel Gondry produced for the Criterion Collection release of The Complete Jean Vigo.	Director Directing	Not rated
2011	Movie The Green Hornet Britt Reid, the heir to the largest newspaper fortune in Los Angeles, is a spoiled playboy who has been, thus...	Director Directing	TMDB 5.6 / 10
2009	Movie The Thorn in the Heart Michel Gondry chronicles the life of Gondry family matriarch, his aunt Suzette Gondry, and her relationship with her son, Jean-Yves.	Writer Writing	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2009	Movie The Thorn in the Heart Michel Gondry chronicles the life of Gondry family matriarch, his aunt Suzette Gondry, and her relationship with her son, Jean-Yves.	Director Directing	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2009	Movie How to Blow Up a Helicopter (Ayako's Story) Interview of Ayako Fujitani and her dad Steven Seagal.	Director Directing	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2008	Movie My New New York Diary A collaborative film created by Michel Gondry and Julie Doucet	Director Directing	TMDB 4.0 / 10
2008	Movie Tokyo! Three distinct tales unfold in the bustling city of Tokyo. Merde, a bizarre sewer-dweller, emerges from a manhole and begins...	Writer Writing	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2008	Movie Tokyo! Three distinct tales unfold in the bustling city of Tokyo. Merde, a bizarre sewer-dweller, emerges from a manhole and begins...	Director Directing	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2008	Movie Passaic Mosaic A short documentary, looking at life in Passaic, New Jersey, whilst the film Be Kind Rewind (2008) is being shot...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 1.0 / 10
2008	Movie Be Kind Rewind A man whose brain becomes magnetized unintentionally destroys every tape in his friend's video store. In order to satisfy the...	Director Directing	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2008	Movie Be Kind Rewind A man whose brain becomes magnetized unintentionally destroys every tape in his friend's video store. In order to satisfy the...	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2008	Movie Be Kind Rewind A man whose brain becomes magnetized unintentionally destroys every tape in his friend's video store. In order to satisfy the...	Producer Production	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2007	TV Flight of the Conchords The trials and tribulations of a two man, digi-folk band who have moved from New Zealand to New York City...	Director Directing	TMDB 7.9 / 10
2007	Movie The Science of Sleep – Film B Michel Gondry assembles alternate version of his The Science of Sleep from cut scenes and B-roll footage.	Director Directing	TMDB 7.7 / 10
2007	Movie Gondry Solves Rubik’s Cube With His Nose As a follow-up to solving it with his feet, Michel Gondry now solves a Rubik's cube with his NOSE in...	Director Directing	Not rated
2006	Movie The Science of Sleep A man entranced by his dreams and imagination is lovestruck with a French woman and feels he can show her...	Director Directing	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2006	Movie The Science of Sleep A man entranced by his dreams and imagination is lovestruck with a French woman and feels he can show her...	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2006	Movie The Science of Sleep A man entranced by his dreams and imagination is lovestruck with a French woman and feels he can show her...	Producer Production	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2005	Movie Dave Chappelle's Block Party The American comedian/actor delivers a story about the alternative Hip Hop scene. A small town Ohio mans moves to Brooklyn,...	Director Directing	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2005	Movie Dave Chappelle's Block Party The American comedian/actor delivers a story about the alternative Hip Hop scene. A small town Ohio mans moves to Brooklyn,...	Producer Production	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2004	Movie I've Been Twelve Forever: The Work of Director Michel Gondry A documentary about the inspiration of director Michel Gondry. An extraordinary world where onirism, memories and childhood have the utmost...	Director Directing	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2004	Movie I've Been Twelve Forever: The Work of Director Michel Gondry A documentary about the inspiration of director Michel Gondry. An extraordinary world where onirism, memories and childhood have the utmost...	Writer Writing	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2004	Movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Joel Barish, heartbroken that his girlfriend underwent a procedure to erase him from her memory, decides to do the same....	Director Directing	TMDB 8.1 / 10
2004	Movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Joel Barish, heartbroken that his girlfriend underwent a procedure to erase him from her memory, decides to do the same....	Story Writing	TMDB 8.1 / 10
2003	Movie The Work of Director Michel Gondry A look at the work of director Michel Gondry, through his music videos, short films, and commercials.	Director Directing	TMDB 8.5 / 10
2003	Movie The Work of Director Michel Gondry A look at the work of director Michel Gondry, through his music videos, short films, and commercials.	Music Sound	TMDB 8.5 / 10
2003	Movie The Work of Director Michel Gondry A look at the work of director Michel Gondry, through his music videos, short films, and commercials.	Director of Photography Camera	TMDB 8.5 / 10
2003	Movie Three Dead People This is a short film made by Gondry as a birthday present for his friend Karen, who likes to ride...	Director Directing	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2003	Movie Three Dead People This is a short film made by Gondry as a birthday present for his friend Karen, who likes to ride...	Writer Writing	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2003	Movie Tiny A boy asks a girl to dance. She says no because he is too tiny.	Writer Writing	TMDB 3.5 / 10
2003	Movie Tiny A boy asks a girl to dance. She says no because he is too tiny.	Animation Visual Effects	TMDB 3.5 / 10
2003	Movie Tiny A boy asks a girl to dance. She says no because he is too tiny.	Director Directing	TMDB 3.5 / 10
2003	Movie Drumb and Drumber Short piece directed by Michel Gondry, showing himself playing the drums.	Director Directing	TMDB 3.5 / 10
2003	Movie The Hardest Button to Button "The Hardest Button to Button" is the third White Stripes video directed by Michel Gondry, after "Fell in Love with...	Director Directing	Not rated
2003	Movie The Hardest Button to Button "The Hardest Button to Button" is the third White Stripes video directed by Michel Gondry, after "Fell in Love with...	Producer Production	Not rated
2002	Movie Björk: Greatest Hits - Volumen 1993-2003 The visual companion of the Greatest Hits audio release, includes all Björk 21 music videos available at that moment in...	Director Directing	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2002	Movie Björk's Greatest Hits: Volumes 1993-2003 From her 1993 solo Debut album up to her Vespertine era. All of Björk's iconic visuals from "Human Behaviour," "Army...	Director Directing	Not rated
2001	Movie Massive Attack: Eleven Promos Massive Attack are one of the innovative frontrunners within the world of Electronica. Credited with creating the sound of trip-hop,...	Director Directing	TMDB 8.8 / 10
2001	Movie Human Nature Obsessive scientist Nathan and his lover, the naturalist Lila, discover Puff: a man born and raised in the wild. As...	Director Directing	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2001	Movie One Day... After he gets out of the toilets, a man is being chased by a human-sized turd, claiming to be the...	Director Directing	TMDB 5.7 / 10
2001	Movie One Day... After he gets out of the toilets, a man is being chased by a human-sized turd, claiming to be the...	Writer Writing	TMDB 5.7 / 10
1999	Movie D.A.F.T. A strange combination of techno and New Wave music, the French duo Daft Punk caused an international dance sensation with...	Director Directing	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1999	Movie Clip Cult A compilation of 12 cutting-edge music videos, including Bjork's "All Is Full Of Love", Squarepusher's "Come On My Selector", Autechre's...	Director Directing	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1998	Movie Björk: Volumen "Volumen" collects every video from Bjork's career {up until Hunter}, and showcases the work of famed video director's Spike Jonze,...	Director Directing	TMDB 8.4 / 10
1998	Movie The Letter Michael Gondry's examination of childhood love is replete with his trademark surreality. One evening at the turn of the century,...	Director Directing	TMDB 6.6 / 10
1998	Movie The Letter Michael Gondry's examination of childhood love is replete with his trademark surreality. One evening at the turn of the century,...	Writer Writing	TMDB 6.6 / 10
1988	Movie My Brother's 24th Birthday A short film created by Gondry on the 24th birthday of his brother Oliver ‘Twist’ Gondry	Director Directing	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1987	Movie L’Expédition Fatale After a hellish journey in the bush, Professor Maboulus and his team arrive at the goal of the expedition...	Screenplay Writing	Not rated
1987	Movie L’Expédition Fatale After a hellish journey in the bush, Professor Maboulus and his team arrive at the goal of the expedition...	Music Sound	Not rated
1987	Movie L’Expédition Fatale After a hellish journey in the bush, Professor Maboulus and his team arrive at the goal of the expedition...	Director Directing	Not rated
1986	Movie Un joyeux Noël	Director Directing	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1986	Movie Un joyeux Noël	Writer Writing	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1986	Movie Un joyeux Noël	Animation Visual Effects	TMDB 7.0 / 10
TBA	Movie The Little Fears Two young girls find a human skull buried in their garden, which leads to a police investigation to unravel the...	Director Directing	Not rated
TBA	Movie The Little Fears Two young girls find a human skull buried in their garden, which leads to a police investigation to unravel the...	Screenplay Writing	Not rated
TBA	Movie Golden A musical inspired by Pharrell Williams' childhood in Virginia Beach.	Director Directing	Not rated

At Work

2026 / TMDB 6.5

In Bed with Michel Gondry

2024

Michel Gondry: Do It Yourself

2023 / TMDB 7.6

The Many Faces of Jim Carrey

2023 / TMDB 7.2

The Méliès Mystery

2021 / TMDB 6.9

Marcel Duchamp: The Art of the Possible

2020 / TMDB 6.0

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