Sundance Q&A: Michel Gondry
The ''Be Kind Rewind'' director talks about the unusual concept behind his movie, shooting in Jersey, and more.
By Whitney Pastorek
This afternoon marks the Sundance premiere of Be Kind Rewind, the latest from French director Michel Gondry, and having seen it at an early screening in L.A., I can report that this fantasy — opening Feb. 22 at a theater near you — bears all the hallmarks of previous Gondry features like Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: sweet-natured characters, romantic concepts, excessive gadgetry, and visual tricks simultaneously lo-fi and wondrous. Starring Jack Black, Mos Def, Danny Glover, Mia Farrow, and official Sundance 2008 Overachiever Melonie Diaz (who has four films at this year's fest), it might be Gondry's most mainstream movie yet...but I might just be basing that on Jack Black's presence. Because, let's be honest, the movie's pretty bizarre.
This afternoon marks the Sundance premiere of Be Kind Rewind, the latest from French director Michel Gondry, and having seen it at an early screening in L.A., I can report that this fantasy — opening Feb. 22 at a theater near you — bears all the hallmarks of previous Gondry features like Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: sweet-natured characters, romantic concepts, excessive gadgetry, and visual tricks simultaneously lo-fi and wondrous. Starring Jack Black, Mos Def, Danny Glover, Mia Farrow, and official Sundance 2008 Overachiever Melonie Diaz (who has four films at this year's fest), it might be Gondry's most mainstream movie yet...but I might just be basing that on Jack Black's presence. Because, let's be honest, the movie's pretty bizarre.
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