The Thorn in the Heart

Michel Gondry
  • France
  • 2009
  • 86min
  • DigiBeta
  • Color
Life is Life

Synopsis

Suzette, aunt of director Michel Gondry's, was a school teacher from 1952 to 1986 and she tells Michel of life as a teacher in a rural and isolated part of France. Little by little, Michel discovers some family stories of which he was totally unaware and uses his camera to explore them in a subtle but emotional way.

Director

  • Michel Gondry
    Michel Gondry began his filmmaking career directing music videos for famous artists. In 2001, Gondry made his feature-film directorial debut from a screenplay from Charlie Kaufman. Gondry went on to write and direct well-known films and directed the documentary concert film of Dave Chappelle's . He has recently authored a guide for DIY filmmaking entitled 『You’ll Like This Film Because You’re In It: The Be Kind Rewind Protocol』 and a comic book 『We Lost the War but Not the Battle』, both published by Picturebox. His film , a feature film about the iconic superhero is released.

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    Block Party (2006)
    The Science of Sleep (2006)
    Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind (2004)

Credits

  • Director  Michel Gondry
  • Producer  Georges BERMANN
  • Cinematography  Jean-Louis BOMPOINT
  • Writer  Michel Gondry
  • Editor  Marie-Charlotte MOREAU

Production Company

  • Production Company  Partizan Films

Distributor/World Sales

  • Distributor/World Sales  Partizan Films
  • Address  55, rue Traversière 75012 Paris, France
  • Tel  33 (0)1 44 67 30 30
  • Fax  33 (0)1 43 07 29 63
  • E-mail  intlsales@mk2.com