The work of Anton Corbijn is that of a director known, when known at all, from the credit block. Cinema and television have both taken up part of the working life. 'The American' is the one title here with a genuinely wide audience. There is 'A Most Wanted Man' as well.
Anton Corbijn
71 years (May 20, 1955)Strijen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
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The work of Anton Corbijn is that of a director known, when known at all, from the credit block. Cinema and television have both taken up part of the working life. 'The American' is the one title here with a genuinely wide audience. There is 'A Most Wanted Man' as well.
Anton Johannes Gerrit Corbijn van Willenswaard (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑntɔ ɲoːˈɦɑnəsˈxɛrɪt 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). He directed the films "Viva la Vida" (2008), the Ian Curtis biographical film Control (2007), The American (2010), and A Most Wanted Man (2014), based on John le Carré's 2008 novel of the same name; and Life (2015), after the friendship between Life magazine photographer Dennis Stock and James Dean.Anton Corbijn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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