Anton Corbijn
Biography
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anton Corbijn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Movies (39)
Like Tears in Rain
as Self
2024
Depeche Mode - Strange & Strange Too
as Director
2023
Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis)
Director (Directing)
2023
Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman
as Self
2023
Depeche Mode: LiVE SPiRiTS
Director (Directing)
2020
Spirits in the Forest
Director (Directing)
2019
LiVE SPiRiTS Depeche Mode At The Waldbühne
Director (Directing)
2019
Unknown Brood
2016
Depeche Mode: Video Singles Collection
Director (Directing)
2016
Life
Director (Directing)
2015
The Making of A Most Wanted Man
as Self
2015
Depeche Mode: Alive in Berlin
Director (Directing)
2014
Depeche Mode: Live in Berlin
Director (Directing)
2014
A Most Wanted Man
Director (Directing)
2014
Anton Corbijn Inside Out
as Self
2012
Coldplay: Unstaged Live From Madrid
Director (Directing)
2011
Kleinste Kortste Film
Director (Directing)
2010
The American
Director (Directing)
2010
Linear
Director (Directing)
2009
Joy Division
as Self
2009
Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn
as Self
2009
Control
Producer (Production)
2007
Depeche Mode: The Best Of Videos Vol. 1
as Self
2007
U2: Achtung Baby: A Classic Album Under Review
Director (Directing)
2007
Depeche Mode: 1991–1994 “We Were Going to Live Together, Record Together… and It Was Going to Be Wonderful…”
as Self
2006
Fad Gadget by Frank Tovey
as Self - Interviewee
2006
Depeche Mode: 1987–88 “Sometimes You Do Need Some New Jokes…”
as Self
2006
Depeche Mode: 1985–86 “The Songs Aren't Good Enough, There Aren't Any Singles and It'll Never Get Played on the Radio”
Art Direction (Art)
2006
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
as (segment "It's No Good")
2005
Depeche Mode: One Night in Paris
Director (Directing)
2002
Anton Corbijn: Geen Stil Leven
as Self
2000
Classic Albums: U2 - The Joshua Tree
as Self
1999
Depeche Mode: The Videos 86-98
as Self
1998
Don Van Vliet: Some YoYo Stuff
as Himself
1994
Depeche Mode: Devotional
Director (Directing)
1993
Depeche Mode: Strange Too
as 'Donkey Caretaker' in 'Halo' Video
1990
Depeche Mode: Strange
Director (Directing)
1988
Red Guitar
Director (Directing)
1984
Joy Division: Here Are the Young Men
Director (Directing)
1982
