If you are a fan of Anton Corbijn and wonder what he’s been up to lately check this out:
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Corbijn directed “Control,” about Ian Curtis of Joy Division–it was really good.
If your a photographer , you’ll love it. If your a film critic, you might not like it. Lot’s of bad reviews from the film critics but I respect all of my fellow brothers and sisters that work in our industry and especially those who push their boundaries in the arts.. Anton included. Keep em coming.
I remember Anton Corbijn well, as one of the finest rock photographers from the mid 70’s on. He was always outstanding, capturing the core and soul of his subjects with a spooky intuition and a masterful artistry. His eye was, and is, unique, his work is gorgeous and evocative, and if he directed The American, I am going to see it this weekend. I know it will be beautiful to look at. Thanks so much for posting this.
The other absolutely great rock photographer from the late 70’s through the mid-80’s, who used to do a lot of covers for The Face, was Mike Laye. He had a Rembrandt-like understanding of soft light for his subjects, and it was lovely to see. I have not been able to find any recent work by him (by recent, I mean since around 1985 on) and am wondering if anyone knows what has become of him.
I am looking forward to seeing the film. Some have called it the Anti-Bond movie, but to me it seems similar to the more emotional Bond of Casino Royale.
I have always enjoyed Anton’s photography and plan to purchase the DVD when it becomes available.
Anton is a photographer who has grown into film, who shoots with a photographers eye, without focusing on gear and the tricks. Yes the shots look great in the trailers but I believe there will be content to back it up.
Bravo!
Even if the story of the movie is not that great (script), I think the result of filming would have been worse if someone else besides Anton directed it. Hi eye as a photographer phenominal. It is the only reason I will watch this movie in a theater.
I’ve seen it. It’s not an ’emotional’ James Bond but something in a quite different line but I won’t spoil the slender story.
The photography and the settings are glorious (as is the ‘love interest’) Great angles that are interesting without being tricky for trick’s sake. The unsharpness/graininess in many shots was startling but was evocative of the mood.
I would see it again just for the photography.
Anton Corbijn. I’ve heard of him before. Nice to finally put a face to the name.
Since APE posted about it, it must be worth seeing. Maybe I’ll roll through the theater tonight and see what’s up. ;-)
I’ll see this film simply because it’s directed by Anton Corbijn, he’s one of my all time favourite portrait photographers. His story is interesting too. He came to Manchester in the UK, from Holland in the early 70’s, with no connections in the country and hardly any money or equipment, with the single aim of photographing Joy Division. He had to find them first. He did, and went on to produce stunning images with them which became iconic and helped to create the public’s perception of the band – beautifully sympathetic to the dark, sinister and troubling sound of their music. He’s produced an incredible body of work in the music industry with other musicians too like Depeche Mode, U2, Tom Waits and other artists. Beautiful lith prints from Hasselblad negs.
Control was a great low budget film and I’m glad he’s been given a big budget and talent to work with.
He’s good.
Control was a great movie, he’s a great photographer but the American is one of the worse movie i’ve ever seen in my life, is not his fault just the story was bad.
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His eye and the cinematography are excellent, but as has been written elsewhere, this film is full of mistakes and lapses.
Firearms are an essential element of the film, but there are so many blunders in hardware and execution, it’s hard to believe anyone associated with the film had ever seen a gun before.
Made me want to rush right out and have a glass of Montepulciano d’Abruzzo, which helped.
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