Anton Corbijn
Born: 1955-05-20 in Strijen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Known For: Directing
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.
Filmography
2026
- Switzerland ... (Director)
- Grönemeyer – Alles bleibt anders
2024
- Like Tears in Rain as Self
2023
- Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman as Self
- Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis) ... (Director)
- Depeche Mode - Strange & Strange Too as Director
2022
- OnderOns as Self - Guest
2020
- Depeche Mode: LiVE SPiRiTS ... (Director)
2019
- Spirits in the Forest ... (Director)
- LiVE SPiRiTS Depeche Mode At The Waldbühne ... (Director)
2016
- Unknown Brood
- Depeche Mode: Video Singles Collection ... (Director)
2015
- Life ... (Director)
- The Making of A Most Wanted Man as Self
2014
- A Most Wanted Man ... (Director)
- Depeche Mode: Live in Berlin ... (Director)
- Depeche Mode: Alive in Berlin ... (Director)
2012
- Anton Corbijn Inside Out as Self
2011
- Coldplay: Unstaged Live From Madrid ... (Director)
2010
- The American ... (Director)
- Kleinste Kortste Film ... (Director)
2009
- Joy Division as Self
- Linear ... (Director)
- Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn as Self
2007
- Control ... (Producer)
- Depeche Mode: The Best Of Videos Vol. 1 as Self
- U2: Achtung Baby: A Classic Album Under Review ... (Director)
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)
- Depeche Mode: 1987–88 “Sometimes You Do Need Some New Jokes…” as Self
- Fad Gadget by Frank Tovey as Self - Interviewee
- Depeche Mode: 1991–1994 “We Were Going to Live Together, Record Together… and It Was Going to Be Wonderful…” as Self
2005
- De Wereld Draait Door as Self
- The Work of Director Anton Corbijn as (segment "It's No Good")
2002
- Depeche Mode: One Night in Paris ... (Director)
2000
- Anton Corbijn: Geen Stil Leven as Self
1999
- Wintertijd as Self
- Classic Albums: U2 - The Joshua Tree as Self
1998
- Depeche Mode: The Videos 86-98 as Self
1997
- Classic Albums as Self
1994
- NeXt as Self
- Don Van Vliet: Some YoYo Stuff as Himself
1993
- Depeche Mode: Devotional ... (Director)
1990
- Depeche Mode: Strange Too as 'Donkey Caretaker' in 'Halo' Video
1988
- Depeche Mode: Strange ... (Director)
1982
- Joy Division: Here Are the Young Men ... (Director)