Michel Gondry on
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 2004
His last film with Jim Carrey; he calls Carrey's role there a turning point that the new melancholy of Kidding builds on.
The Big Picture · Interview
Michel Gondry Reunites With Jim Carrey in ‘Kidding’ | The Big Picture (Ep. 83)
September 7, 2018/ 24 min/ Sean Fennessey
Sean Fennessey talks to Michel Gondry about moving to TV, reuniting with Jim Carrey, and why he shows the seams of how things are made.
7 films across 1 segment.
AI-generated This episode was transcribed and analyzed with AI models. The matches aren't perfect — expect the occasional misheard title or a link to the wrong film.
In conversation
Michel Gondry on
Be Kind Rewind 2008
Named as a signature Gondrian work while discussing his handmade, show-the-process aesthetic.
Michel Gondry on
Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2005
The concert documentary cited as proof he chases magic across formats.
Michel Gondry on
Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? 2013
His animated Noam Chomsky conversation, another format he's stretched into.
Michel Gondry on
Won't You Be My Neighbor? 2018
The Mr. Rogers documentary; Gondry saw it only after arriving in the U.S. and told Carrey not to watch Rogers tapes so Mr. Pickles wouldn't become mimicry.
Michel Gondry on
BlacKkKlansman 2018
His pick for the last great thing he's seen; he thanks Spike Lee for showing D.W. Griffith as the racist he was.
Michel Gondry on
Gone with the Wind 1939
The film's opening shot that BlacKkKlansman fixes on and that Sean and Gondry dwell on.
Also mentioned raised along the way
Not films filtered out: TV, games, ads
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