Films of Michel Gondry

Michel Gondry is a French auteur who has directed innovative and ground-breaking films and documentaries, and has been awarded an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for his work on "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind." This collection offers a comprehensive study of his work, covering his French and English-language films and videos, and framing him as a transnational auteur with insight into French/European and American cinematic and cultural identity.

Format: Hardback
Length: 224 pages
Publication date: 30 September 2020
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

The acclaimed French auteur behind the mind-bending modern classic Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, Michel Gondry has directed a number of innovative, ground-breaking films and documentaries, episodes of the acclaimed television show Kidding and some of the most influential music videos in the history of the medium. In this collection, a range of international scholars offers a comprehensive study of this significant and influential figure, covering his French and English-language films and videos, and framing Gondry as a transnational auteur whose work provides insight into both French/European and American cinematic and cultural identity. With detailed case studies of films such as Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), The Science of Sleep (2006), Microbe & Gasoline (2015) and Mood Indigo (2013), this collection will appeal to readers interested in the various media in which Gondry has worked, and in contemporary post-modern French and American cinema in general.

Weight: 512g
Dimension: 241 x 162 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781474456012