Michel Gondry, director of “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” and the forthcoming “The Green Hornet,” makes a 360-degree turn with “The Thorn in the Heart,”… ...

Working with considerably more restraint than he’s brought to his narrative films, Michel Gondry turns to family matters in his new documentary. “The Thorn in the Heart” is closer to “The ...

This moving but far from revelatory portrait of a beloved family figure registers as too slight and personal for significant theatrical play.

For anyone who has seen a Michel Gondry movie and wondered about the brain that could have created such a thing (and really, that's just about anyone who has seen a Michel Gondry movie), "The ...

Much of Michel Gondry’s TheThorn in the Heart is deceptively ordinary, a rambling home movie. The center, ostensibly, is Gondry’s trim, white-haired aunt Suzette, who had a long career moving ...

Quirky French director Michel Gondry largely eschews his usual clever camera tricks and crafty artificiality in the documentary The Thorn In The Heart.The movie features a few Gondry-esque touches ...

Gondry's latest work is a documentary called "The Thorn in The Heart." The film focuses on his elderly aunt Suzette, a spirited teacher, and her troubled son, who’s had several nervous breakdowns.

Movie review: Though pretty and affectionate, "Thorn in Heart" doesn't stick. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 75°F. Saturday, June 21st 2025 Digital Replica Edition.