Jean-Baptiste Mondino (born 21 July 1949 inAubervilliers) is a Frenchfashion photographer[1] andmusic video director. He has directed music videos forMadonna,David Bowie,Sting,Björk,Don Henley,Neneh Cherry,Jaye Muller (J./Count Jaye),Axel Bauer andLes Rita Mitsouko.[2] Mondino has also photographed the covers and album packaging forAṣa'sBeautiful Imperfection (2010), theMarianne Faithfull albumsBefore The Poison (2005) andEasy Come, Easy Go (2008),Shakespear's Sister'sHormonally Yours (1992),Alain Bashung'sOsez Joséphine (1991),Chatterton (1994),Mylène Farmer'sDésobéissance (2018),J.'sWe Are the Majority (1992) andPrince'sLovesexy (1988). He also designed the titles for the Anglo-French TV music showRapido.[3][4][5][6][7]
The video forDon Henley's "The Boys of Summer", which Mondino directed,[8] swept theMTV 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" forSting and "Justify My Love" forMadonna.
Mondino's daughterMahaut is a singer-songwriter and producer.
| Year | Title | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | "Paradis" | Alain Chamfort | |
| "Little Darlin'" | Sheila | ||
| 1983 | "Quelqu'un comme toi" | Taxi Girl | |
| "Soleil, soleil" | Ahmed Fakroun | ||
| "La danse des mots" | Mon Dino | aka Jean-Baptiste Mondino | |
| 1984 | "Cargo" | Axel Bauer | |
| "Un autre monde" | Téléphone | ||
| "The Boys of Summer" | Don Henley | WonVideo of the Year,Best Direction, Best Art Direction, andBest Cinematography at the 1985MTV Video Music Awards. | |
| 1985 | "Slave to Love" & "Don't Stop the Dance" | Bryan Ferry | |
| "Downtown Train" | Tom Waits | ||
| "Russians" | Sting | ||
| 1986 | "Each Time You Break My Heart" | Nick Kamen | |
| "Open Your Heart" | Madonna | ||
| "Wood Beez" (US Version) | Scritti Politti | ||
| 1987 | "C'est comme ça" | Les Rita Mitsouko | |
| "You Owe Me Some Kind of Love" | Chris Isaak | ||
| "Never Let Me Down" | David Bowie | ||
| "To Be Reborn" | Boy George | ||
| "Mia Bocca" | Jill Jones | ||
| 1988 | "Qu'est-ce que t'es belle" | Catherine Ringer &Marc Lavoine | |
| "I Wish U Heaven" | Prince | ||
| "How to Do That" | Jean-Paul Gaultier | ||
| 1989 | "Be" | Lenny Kravitz | |
| "Manchild" | Neneh Cherry | ||
| 1990 | "I've Got You Under My Skin" | Neneh Cherry | |
| "Justify My Love" | Madonna | ||
| "Tandem" | Vanessa Paradis | ||
| 1991 | "Sorry About the Weather" | Mark Curry | |
| "Osez Joséphine" | Alain Bashung | ||
| "Step On" (US Version) | Happy Mondays | ||
| 1992 | "Volutes" | Alain Bashung | |
| "Born on the Wrong Side of Town" | J. (Jaye Muller) | ||
| "Rhythm Is Love" | Keziah Jones | ||
| 1993 | "L'ennemi dans la glace" | Alain Chamfort | |
| "Buddy X" | Neneh Cherry | ||
| "Natural High" | Vanessa Paradis | ||
| 1994 | "Ma petite entreprise" | Alain Bashung | |
| "Violently Happy" | Björk | ||
| "If That's Your Boyfriend (He Wasn't Last Night)" | Meshell Ndegeocello | ||
| "Les amants" | Les Rita Mitsouko | ||
| "Séquelles" | MC Solaar | ||
| 1995 | "Wonderful Shadow" | Tanita Tikaram | |
| "Human Nature" | Madonna | ||
| 1996 | "Love Don't Live Here Anymore" | Madonna | |
| "Time" | China Moses | ||
| "Kootchi" | Neneh Cherry | ||
| 1998 | "Tout le monde" | Zazie | |
| 2000 | "Naive Song" | Mirwais Ahmadzaï | |
| "Don't Tell Me" | Madonna | Nominated forGrammy Award for Best Music Video. Two nominations at2001 MTV Video Music Awards. | |
| 2003 | "Hollywood" | Madonna | |
| 2007 | "Sing Sing" | Ultra Orange & Emmanuelle | |
| "The Operation" | Charlotte Gainsbourg | ||
| 2008 | "Beauty Mark" | Charlotte Gainsbourg | |
| "Dancin' Til Dawn" | Lenny Kravitz | ||
| "Sur un trapèze" | Alain Bashung | ||
| 2013 | "L'amour naissant" | Sébastien Tellier | [9] |
| 2014 | "Everything" | Neneh Cherry | [10] |
| "The Great Elements" | Mahaut | ||
| 2015 | "The Long Game" | Mahaut | |
| "Lie to Me" | Mahaut | [11] | |
| "In Love with a Boy" | Kaya Stewart | ||
| 2017 | "Miss You" | Carla Bruni | [citation needed] |
