Anton Corbijn: A Most Wanted Man

by Anton Corbijn

Anton Corbijn's new film A Most Wanted Man, a modern-day espionage thriller based on a spy novel by John le Carre, takes a look at the "war on terror," which plays a decisive and increasingly grim role in the aftermath of September 11th. Set in Hamburg, it stars Oscar winner Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rachel McAdams, Willem Dafoe, Robin Wright, and Nina Hoss. As was the case in his first two cinematic endeavors (Control and The American), Anton Corbijn has again combined his own documentary photographs of the shooting and comments into a superlative film and photo book in which "fact and fiction" are shown to full advantage against the backdrop of Hamburg's cityscape.

160 pages, Hardcover

First published December 20, 2013

About the author

Anton Corbijn is a Dutch photographer, filmmaker, and video artist. He is best known for his black-and-white portraits of artists shot with slow shutter speeds to allow for the subtle movements and gestures of his subjects. “I feel the imperfection is much closer to how life is than perfection,” the artist has said.

Born Anton Johannes Gerrit Corbijn van Willenswaard on May 20, 1955 in Strijen, Netherlands, Corbijn began shooting local bands at the age 17, before moving to London to work for NME magazine as a staff photographer. He has directed over 80 music videos for a number of musicians, including Nirvana, U2, Depeche Mode, and Joy Division. In 2015, the artist was the subject of the exhibition “Anton Corbijn 1-2-3-4” at the Fotomuseum Den Haag, which included over 300 of his most iconic images. Living and working in The Hague, Netherlands, Corbijn is currently focused on feature-length films.

Reviews

[Edward Ol · Rating 3 out of 5]

ive never seen this book in a bookshop . But what Id like to say is that the film scores by the backdrop and atmospherics of hamburg , and of course Hoffman#s sympathetic performance. It made me think of Brahms too !