The authorial presence of Michel Gondry in Flight of the Conchords

Authors

  • Rogério Secomandi Mestriner UFSCar

Keywords:

Michel Gondry, Flight of the Conchords, TV series

Abstract

This article intends to analyse the episode named Unnatural Love, the fifth episode from the second season of Flight of the Conchords, produced by HBO. This episode, which was directed by Michel Gondry, is one of the rare episodes directed by someone outside the show’s main creative core. This given analysis intends to be confronted to the idea of authorship in a tv series, examining Gondry’s contribution to the episode and the series as a whole.

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Author Biography

Rogério Secomandi Mestriner, UFSCar

Mestrando do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Imagem e Som da UFSCar (Campus São Carlos) iniciado em 2009,

References

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REZENDE, Marcelo. Ciência do sonho: a imaginação sem fim do diretor Michel Gondry. São Paulo: Alameda, 2005.

Filmografia

BRILHO eterno de uma mente sem lembranças (Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind) Direção: Michel Gondry. Produção: Anthony Bregman, Steve Golin. EUA: Anonymous Content, 2004. DVD (108 min).

FLIGHT of the conchords (seriado). Episódio A NEW cup. Direção: James Bobin. Produção: Jemaine Clement, Bret McKenzie, James Bobin. EUA: HBO, 2009. (25 min).

FLIGHT of the conchords (seriado). Episódio UNNATURAL Love. Direção: Michel Gondry. Produção: Jemaine Clement, Bret McKenzie. EUA: HBO, 2009. (25 min).

FLIGHT of the conchords (seriado). Episódio YOKO. Direção: Troy Miller. Produção: Jemaine Clement, Bret McKenzie, James Bobin. EUA: HBO, 2007. (25 min).

SONHANDO acordado (La science des rêves) Direção: Michel Gondry. Produção: Georges Bermann. França, Reino Unido, Itália: Gaumont International, 2006. (105 min).

Tema: Ficção Audiovisual Seriada

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SECOMANDI MESTRINER, R. The authorial presence of Michel Gondry in Flight of the Conchords. Revista GEMInIS, [S. l.], v. 1, n. 1, p. 198–208, 2010. Disponível em: https://revistageminis.ufscar.br/index.php/geminis/article/view/16. Acesso em: 3 jul. 2024.

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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2010): Ficção Audiovisual Seriada

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