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Anton Corbijn Inside Out

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Holland. It’s not the kind of background you’d expect from a world renowned rock photographer and film director, someone who’s shot famous images of icons like Miles Davis, Lou Reed, The Rolling Stones, U2, R.E.M., Captain Beefheart and many, many others. But filmmaker Klaartje Quirijns, who received unparalled access to Corbijn and his work, found a hard-working man uninterested in fame and fortune. She and her crew travelled the world with him for over three years to create this intimate portrait.

Anton Corbijn Inside Out
Cast
Anton Corbijn, Bono, George Clooney
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Lou Reed, Lars Ulrich, James Hetfield
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Gemma Arterton, Martin Gore
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Herbert Grönemeyer, Aaf Corbijn
Director
Klaartje Quirijns
Writers
Klaartje Quirijns & Thomas den Drijver
Cinematographers
Martijn van Broekhuizen & Diderik Evers
Editor
Boris Gerrets
Sound designer
Robert Flanagan
Composer
Gavin Friday
Producers
Sander Verdonk & Gertjan Langeveld

Produced by LEV Pictures in co-production with CTM Films, Savage Film and Fastnet Films

"He can make anyone look cool."

The documentary contains comprehensible interviews with not just Corbijn himself, but also his sister and friends (as well as subjects) like singers Bono (U2), David Gahan (Depeche Mode), James Hetfield (Metallica), Herbert Grönemeyer, Lou Reed and Win Butler (Arcade Fire), as well as George Clooney, the star of Corbijn’s second feature film The American. After making several politically-oriented documentaries, Klaartje presents the story of a private man with a public profile, who has made his work his life, and who looks at the world unlike anybody else.

Festivals & awards

World Premiere
Berlinale Special
2012
Best Docu Music & Arts
Prix Italia
2012
Official Selection
Karlovy Vary IFF
2012
Official Selection
Stockholm Film Festival
2012
Official Selection
IDFA
2012
Official Selection
Edinburgh Film Festival
2012