Michel Gondry is a French film director known for his surrealistic style, especially in his music videos which feature bizarre costumes and settings that juxtapose everyday places with objects found elsewhere to create surreal contrasts. Some of his notable films include Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Be Kind Rewind.

1. Michel Gondry

2. Michel Gondry Michel Gondry was born in Versailles, France. He started making short films, before moving on to music videos, for a variety of artists, including Björk, Daft Punk and The White Stripes. He has also made feature films, including Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Be Kind Rewind.

3. Surreal Mise en Scene Michel Gondry uses surrealism in all of his work, especially in his music videos. The miseen scene of the videos is sometimes surreal. The costumes worn are bizarre and weird. For example, in Around the world by Daft Punk, the costumes are all out of place, in contrasting surroundings. The other micro elements are all relatively conventional.

4. The settings he shows are normal, everyday places. However, he juxtaposes this by placing things that are found in different settings into these everyday places, creating a surreal contrast. This example is from the video for Deadweight by Beck.

5. Is he an Auteur? He is an auteur This is because of his unique use of mise en scene in all of his work, which creates a style that indentifies his work.