Anton Corbijn
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- Viva Hate
- November Spawned A Monster (single)
- Piccadilly Palare (single)
- The CD Singles '88–91'
- The CD Singles '91–95'
- ¡Oye Esteban!
- The HMV/Parlophone Singles '88–'95
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Dutch rock photographer, videomaker and film director, born May 20, 1955, Strijen, South Holland. Brother of [A=Maarten Corbijn].
Corbijn began his career in 1975, photographing Herman Brood, then moved to England in 1979 to work as a photographer for the New Musical Express. His first steps into video direction for Palais Schaumburg and Propaganda led to a long career in the medium. Best known for his photo and video work for U2 and Depeche Mode. On May 17, 2007 Corbijn's first feature film Control opened to acclaimed reviews at the Cannes Film Festival. The Joy Division biopic has since gone on to win many awards.
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- https://www.discogs.com/artist/325010-Anton-Corbijn
- http://antoncorbijn.com
- https://www.facebook.com/antoncorbijn1
- https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0179221
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Corbijn
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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). He directed the films "Viva la Vida" (2008); 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), after the friendship between Life magazine photographer Dennis Stock and James Dean.