Johnny Depp

Taschen Movie Icons

by Paul Duncan (Editor), F.X. Feeney, The Kobal Collection (Photographs)

How do we even describe the alienated beauty of Edward Scissorhands, Ed Wood, Ichabod Crane in Sleepy Hollow, Donnie Brasco, Don Juan DeMarco, Captain Jack Sparrow and Sweeney Todd, apart from the prodigious gift of Johnny Depp? How do we even name these great characters in one sentence, except under the heading of his contrary, heat-seeking curiosity, and imagination? If he didnt exist, you would need at least six other actors to achieve what he has thus far in his career. Few are so angelically androgynous and masculine in the same breath. From teen hearth-throb to an accomplished actor who has worked with art house directors such as Emir Kusturica, Terry Gilliam, Roman Polanski, Jim Jarmusch, and John Waters, Depp has built himself wildly successful and unconventional career. Movie Icons is a series of photo books that feature the most famous personalities in the history of cinema. These 192-page books are visual biographies of the stars.

Genres: Biography

192 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Chetty · Rating 4 out of 5]

A book full of beautiful high quality photos taken on sets, from his really popular movies to other less known. Like Cassie Jacobs said it isn't a book full of huge amounts of texts.

[janie love · Rating 5 out of 5]

great

[Laura AR · Rating 4 out of 5]

Si eres fan de Johnny, te gustará

[Christina Farr-Thompson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Though the pictures were fantastic I really enjoyed the quotes from Depp.

[Cassie Jacobs · Rating 5 out of 5]

GREAT pictures. If you're looking for a book with lots of text/info on Depp, this probably isn't the right book. It's more of a photo-biography - pictures with captions.

[Michelle Rosas · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought it was going to be more story, but it was mainly pictures. I wasn't complaining though ;-)