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Director's Series, Vol. 3 - The Work of Director Michel Gondry (2003)

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Product Details

  • Actors: Akhenaton, Patricia Arquette, Thomas Bangalter, Jean-Michel Bernard, Björk
  • Directors: Lance Bangs, Olivier Gondry
  • Format: Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
  • Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: NR (Not Rated)
  • Studio: Palm Pictures / Umvd
  • DVD Release Date: October 28, 2003
  • Run Time: 300 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0000DBJ9J
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #45,219 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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Special Features

  • Side A, 2003-1996:
  • Videos: The Hardest Button to Button (the White Stripes), Come Into My World (Kylie Minogue), Dead Leaves & the Dirty Ground (the White Stripes), Fell in Love with a Girl (the White Stripes), Star Guitar (the Chemical Brothers), Let Forever Be (the Chemical Brothers), Joga (Bjork), Deadweight (Bjork), Bachelorette (Bjork), Everlong (Foo Fighters), Around the World (Daft Punk), Sugar Water (Cibo Matto), Hyperballad (Bjork)
  • I've Been 12 Forever (Part 2 age 12-12): a 75-minute film including interviews with Michel and the artists and collaborators
  • Stories and Things: La Lettre, One Day, Lacuna Inc, Drugstore (Levi's commercial), Smarienberg (Schmirnoff commercial), Resignation (Polaroid commercial)
  • Side B, 1995-1987:
  • Videos: Like a Rolling Stone (the Rolling Stones), Army of Me (Bjork), Isobel (Bjork), Protection (Massive Attack), Lucas with the Lid Off (Lucas), Human Behavior (Bjork), Le Me (I Am), La Tour de Pise (Jean Francois Coen), Ma Maison (Oui Oui), Bolide (Oui Oui), Junior et Sa Voix d'Or (Oui Oui), Les Cailloux (Oui Oui), Un Joyeux Noel (Oui Oui), La Ville (Oui Oui)
  • I've Been 12 Forever (Part 1 age 12-12)
  • Stories and Things: Drumb and Drumber, Pecan Pie (a short film starring Jim Carrey), Three Dead People, My Brother's 24th Birthday, Tiny, Spin Art, Oui Oui live concert footage, and more
  • 52-page book of Michel's stories, drawings, photographs, and interviews

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The Work of Director Michel Gondry invites the lucky viewer into a wonderland of childlike imagination. Before the Versailles-born Gondry turned his creative ingenuity to feature films (beginning with the underrated Human Nature and the 2004 Jim Carrey comedy Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind), these 27 music videos and assorted "stories and things" formed a legacy of supreme cleverness, suggesting a creative lineage from the pioneering film magic of Georges Méliès to the groundbreaking experimental films of Norman McLaren. It's perfectly fitting that the accompanying 75-minute documentary is titled "I've Been 12 Forever," because Gondry (b. 1964) never lost the sense of wonder and inventiveness that children display when their minds are allowed to flourish in a creative environment. No wonder he's best known for his dazzling collaborations with Icelandic pop star Björk, resulting in music videos (seven included here) that redefined the magical potential of the medium. Each, in its own way, is a masterpiece of the fantastic.

What's also remarkable about Gondry's work is its technical progression, from the homemade crudeness of his earliest videos for the French band Oui Oui, to the technical wizardry of Kylie Minogue's "Come Into My World," in which the Australian pop star is seamlessly multiplied as she strolls around a busy Parisian intersection; like many of Gondry's videos, it's a stunning "how-did-they-do-that?" work of art, reminiscent of Zbigniew Rybcynski's prize-winning 1982 short "Tango." From the hilarious dreamworld of the Foo Fighters' most popular video "Everlong" to the painstaking pixilation of Gondry's videos for the White Stripes (one made entirely of animated Lego blocks), this DVD is packed with Gondry's tireless pursuit of perfection; he'll do whatever's necessary, no matter how simple or complex, to achieve perfect harmony between song, artist, and visual concept. All the while, he's drawing from a seemingly endless well of inspiration, as evident in the delightful 52-page booklet of stories, drawings, photos, and interviews that chronicle the eternal sunshine of a brilliant mind. --Jeff Shannon

Product Description

Beck, Foo Fighters, Kylie Minogue, and The White Stripes are just a few of the top musical acts whose videos owe their distinctive look to filmmaker Michel Gondry. Along with music videos from these and other artists, this compelling collection also features some of Gondry's short films (including Jim Carrey in "Pecan Pie") and TV commercials, the two-part documentary "I've Been Twelve Forever," and much more. 5 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo.

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59 of 60 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I had very little to do with the planning and completion of this DVD so I believe I can give it a review. However I don't think I can give it one without bias so everyone can take the my five stars with a pinch of salt. I can say that I do love the DVD very much. I feel very happy that it has been recieved so well and feel that it does offer a comprehensive view into my work. If there were more stars to give I would.
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33 of 37 people found the following review helpful
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Format:DVD
This DVD includes a 2 sided disc,

the A SIDE:
The Hardest Button to Button ~ The White Stripes
Come Into My World ~ Kylie Minogue
Dead Leaves & the Dirty Ground ~ The White Stripes
Fell In Love with a Girl ~ The White Stripes
Let Forever Be ~ The Chemical Brothers
Star Guitar ~ The Chemical Brothers
Joga ~ Bjork
Deadweight ~ Beck
Bachelorette ~Bjork
Everlong ~ Foo Fighters
Around the World ~ Daft Punk
Sugar Water ~ Cibo Matto
HyperBallad ~ Bjork

the B-Side:

Like a Rolling Stone ~ The ROlling Stones
Army of Me ~ Bjork
Isobel ~ Bjork
Protection ~ Massive Attack
Lucas with the Lid Off ~ Lucas
Human Behaviour ~ Bjork
Le Mia ~ I Am
La tour De Pise ~ Jean Francois Coen
Ma Maison ~ Oui Oui
BOlide ~ Oui Oui
Junor Et Sa Voix D'or OUi Oui
Les Cailloux OUI OUI
UN Joyeux NOEL OUI OUI
La VIlle OUI OUI

This a great DVD with extra bonus stuff besides the videos and a great price. These videos to me are almost like art. They are creative, imaginative, and at the same time whimsical. Plus visually there is so much to absorb that viewing it once is not enough. And sometimes you just have to ask yourself "how'd he do that"?

The dvd also includes a 52 page book with drawings photographs and interviews.

This would be great for fans of any of these groups who don't have their videos on DVD.

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20 of 22 people found the following review helpful
FINALLY! September 26, 2003
Format:DVD
As a avid admirer of videos that are both unique and rare I am salivating at the chance to own this and the other two titles (spike jonze & chris cunningham). It has taken me a many months to find works by these talented people. The closest you could come to finding a fraction of their work would be to buy Bjork dvd's (which might I recommend are works of arts themselves) In an age where MTV defines what makes good music videos these 3 men are a breath of fresh air and a slap in the face to all those who claim EMINEM's latest video is "so creative". Other than their own films and videos there are many commercials and short films out there featuring their talents. Why should a media so unlimited be limited...press play and take these all in.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
When art meets music
The best of Michel Gondry. All the work here is carefully planned and get even more impressive when you understand what he was trying to accomplish with each one of the videos. Read more
Published 7 months ago by aabraga
A wonderful collection of Michel Gondry's short works
A huge fan of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and numerous Bjork videos, I purchased this double-sided disc set after a watching a friend of mine's copy. Read more
Published 13 months ago by travel the world
It's a LOT of candy
Gondry has created some great videos, along with with suffocatingly cute unbearably whimsical work. Happily, his early work is the most cloying; he has definitely improved with... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Mr. Apollo
colorful imagination...
we have more than gotten our money's worth from this dvd. already huge fans of bjork, the white stripes, massive attack, among many other artists featured here, the world created... Read more
Published 21 months ago by koko's mom
My favorite music video DVD
I lent my copy of this DVD to someone and never got it back, so I'll have to buy another one. When people come over for dinner, I always want to show them these five videos:... Read more
Published on August 25, 2009 by R. Rogers
The Work of Michel Gondry
This DVD is excellent. It's volume #3 in a series of 7, but is far superior to the others in the series. Read more
Published on August 26, 2008 by Elizabeth D. Kelly
Original and Masterfully Creative
This DVD is part of a bigger set, which I'm sure most of you know, and is a great experience all by itself. Read more
Published on May 27, 2008 by B. Wayne Blackburn III
AMAZING!
This DVD is amazing.
Michel Gondry is for sure one of the best directors of all times.
Published on December 16, 2007 by Felipe Gomes
Pretty good
This is probably my 2nd favorite dvd like this, really liked all the videos, except for some of the bjorn ones which were obviously pretty weird. Read more
Published on June 26, 2007 by Babyheat913
Gondry
This DVD is pretty sweet. There is a good amount of interesting, entertaining material and I enjoy watching it.
Published on November 4, 2006 by William O'connell
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