Michel Gondry, The Science of Illusions

He’s come a long way, for cinema anyway. Recently, many things have kept Michel Gondry away from the big screen where he has become a valuable composer for original films such as Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind (2004), Sleep science (2006) or Be nice, rewind (2008). But after an intense period that saw him move on from the big Hollywood machine (Green Hornet2011) turned into a mini-documentary filmed in the streets of the Bronx (we and I, 2012), Something’s Broken in the Former King of Music Videos, Inventor of DIY Cinema That’s Particularly Appreciable in These Times of All-Digital Rush.

With air conditioning Summary of days (2013) by Boris Vian, found greatness: too much money, too much interference, too much expectation. Then, despite starting with an autobiographical childhood film, Microbe and diesel (2015), nothing more. Eight long years of silence (actually relative: the most connected people will have seen some clips and short films, some animated, on the Internet). in solutions book, A film released at the Filmmakers’ Fortnight in Cannes, Michel Gondry explains: during post-production Foam days, it is “rattle”. Rearranged in Solutions book In comedy form, the episode becomes very funny. But it’s serious, and since then, the eternal teenager (12 years of allegedly perfect mental age) who has just turned 60 has been taking care of himself.