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Michel Gondry

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Filmmaker

The Resume

    (May 8, 1963- )
    Directed 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)' and 'Human Nature (2001)'
    Directed music videos for Björk: 'Human Behavior,' 'Hyperballad,' 'Army of Me,' 'Isobel,' 'Jóga' and 'Bachelorette'
    Directed music videos for The White Stripes: 'Fell In Love With A Girl,' 'The Hardest Button to Button' and 'Dead Leaves & The Dirty Ground'
    Directed music videos: 'Like a Rolling Stone' (Rolling Stones), 'Protection' (Massive Attack), 'Lucas With the Lid Off' (Lucas), 'Everlong' (Foo Fighters), 'Deadweight' (Beck), 'Star Guitar' (The Chemical Brothers), 'Come Into My World' (Kylie Minogue), 'Knives Out' (Radiohead) and 'Sugar Water' (Cibo Matto)
    Directed commercials for Levi's, Smirnoff, Polaroid, Gatorade, Air France, BMW, Coca Cola, Adidas, Nike, Fiat and Gap

Why he might be annoying:

    His first name is pronounced 'Michelle.'
    He was the drummer for a failed band called 'Oui-Oui.'
    He once stole a shaver from the department store where he worked.
    He said his ultimate fantasy is 'someone harasses my girlfriend and I violently beat the shit out of him.'
    He refuses to direct nude scenes.
    He said that he had a problem living amongst New Yorkers because: 'They hate me, because I'm French.'

Why he might not be annoying:

    He pioneered the time-freeze effect that was made popular by the bullet-dodging scene in 'The Matrix.'
    His commercial for Levi's, entitled 'Drugstore' is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for winning more awards than any other commercial in television history. It features a man wearing Levi's who buys a condom at a local drugstore and puts it in the small fifth pocket. Later, he goes to pick up his date at her house and is greeted by her father, the man who sold him the condom.
    He credits Björk for being the thought leader in their collaborations.
    He said about Kirsten Dunst, who was cast in his 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)': 'I would work with her again in a second. I love her so much, she's a great actress.'
    His grandfather invented the 'Clavioline' organ (1949), which had been most famously used in the Beatles' song 'Baby You're a Rich Man.'
    He used stop-frame animation to move the Jack and Meg White replica Legos in The White Stripes' music video 'Fell In Love With a Girl.'

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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 14 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 173 Votes: 65.90% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 49 Votes: 46.94% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 38 Votes: 63.16% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 70 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 116 Votes: 57.76% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 225 Votes: 52.00% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 237 Votes: 55.27% Annoying