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Anton Corbijn

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Dutch film director, video director and photographer (born 1955)

About Anton Corbijn

Anton Johannes Gerrit Corbijn van Willenswaard (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑntɔ ɲoːˈɦɑnəs ˈxɛrɪt kɔrˈbɛiɱ vɑɱ ˌʋɪlənsˈʋaːrt]; born 20 May 1955) is a Dutch photographer, film director, and music video director. He is the creative director behind the visual output of Depeche Mode and U2, having handled the principal promotion and sleeve photography for both bands over three decades. His music videos include Depeche Mode's "Enjoy the Silence" (1990), U2's "One" (version 1) (1991), Bryan Adams' "Do I Have to Say the Words?", Nirvana's "Heart-Shaped Box" (1993), Travis's "Re-Offender" (2003) and Coldplay's "Talk" (2005) and "Viva la Vida" (2008).

He directed the Ian Curtis biographical film Control (2007); The American (2010); A Most Wanted Man (2014), based on John le Carré's 2008 novel of the same name; and Life (2015), based on the friendship between Life magazine photographer Dennis Stock and James Dean.

Quick facts

Known for
De Wereld Draait Door, Classic Albums, A Most Wanted Man
Born
1955-05-20
Artist type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Strijen
Associated area
Netherlands
Active period
1955-05-20
MusicBrainz description
photography
Music tags
dutch, netherlands, néerlandais, pays-bas, photographe, photographer
ISNI
0000000117801507

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