Jean-Baptiste Mondino (born
Aubervilliers
Aubervilliers () is a commune in the Seine-Saint-Denis department, Île-de-France region, northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Albertivillariens'' or ''Albertivillariennes''.
Geography
Localisati ...
,
France
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on 21 July 1949) is a French
fashion photographer
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and
music video director. He has directed music videos for
Madonna,
David Bowie
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,
Sting,
Björk
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,
Don Henley,
Neneh Cherry,
Axel Bauer
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and
Les Rita Mitsouko
Les Rita Mitsouko (, translation: ''The Rita Mitsukos'') were a French pop rock group formed by Fred Chichin and Catherine Ringer. The duo first performed as Rita Mitsouko at Gibus Club in Paris in 1980. They went on to become one of the most a ...
. Mondino has also photographed the covers and album packaging for the
Marianne Faithfull
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albums ''
Before The Poison'' (2005) and ''
Easy Come, Easy Go'' (2008),
Shakespear's Sister
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's ''
Hormonally Yours
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'' (1992),
Alain Bashung
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's ''
Osez Joséphine
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Reception
Commercial performa ...
'' (1991), ''
Chatterton'' (1994),
Mylène Farmer
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's ''Désobéissance'' (2018),
J.'s ''We Are the Majority'' (1992) and
Prince
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's ''
Lovesexy
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'' (1988). He also designed the titles for the Anglo-French TV music show ''
Rapido''.
The video for
Don Henley's "
The Boys of Summer", which Mondino directed,
Credits
for the "Boys of Summer" video. swept the MTV Video Music Awards in 1985, winning " Best Video", " Best Direction", " Best Art Direction" and " Best Cinematography". This video paired him with compatriot cinematographer, Pascal Lebègue, with whom he would later shoot several other notable music videos in black and white, such as "Russians
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" for Sting and "Justify My Love
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" for Madonna.
Music video filmography
See also
* Fashion
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* Fashion on the Internet
References
External links
Official website
Mondino Monde: The Work Of Jean-Baptiste Mondino
*
Watch Mondino's video for ''C'est comme ça'' (Les Rita Mitsouko)
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1949 births
Living people
People from Aubervilliers
Fashion photographers
French music video directors
French photographers