This week’s Eye Candy: Michel Gondry

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Every Saturday we feature a collection of works from some of our favorite filmmakers – the kind of works that you sometimes catch on the tube, on the net or when wasting away in front of MTV. IONCINEMA.com’s Eye Candy of the week are …

On the eve of this weekend’s North American release of The Science of Sleep, I’ve decided to honor the pioneer filmmaker, music video helmer and commercials director who is making a growing number of us envious of his ingenuity and talent. I love how Gondry confronts the film and digital mediums by bending the geometric and scientific rules of the mise-en-scene. He is a whacked out artist who I can’t get enough of – here is a fairly simple airline commercial that charmed the dickens out of me.

Eric Lavallée
Eric Lavalléehttps://www.ericlavallee.com
Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist, and critic at IONCINEMA.com, established in 2000. A regular at Sundance, Cannes, and Venice, Eric holds a BFA in film studies from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013, he served on the narrative competition jury at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson’s "This Teacher" (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). He is a Golden Globes Voter, member of the ICS (International Cinephile Society), FIPRESCI and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

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