Anton Corbijn: Inside Out (15, DVD only) ***
“I grew
up in a vicarage,” reveals photographer-director Corbijn at the beginning of
Klaartje Quirijns’ documentary portrait, at once explaining the spare, Dutch
Calvinist beauty of his work. Corbijn shoots rock gods like religious icons,
the seriousness of his imagery reflecting the self-seriousness of those indie
types (Depeche Mode, REM, Nirvana) who’ve sought to define themselves against
the surface idiocy of pop. Caught in pre-production for 2010’s
flawed-interesting George Clooney vehicle The
American, Corbijn makes for rather a dour subject in himself – there’s lots
of Anton contemplating the landscape – but he evidently thrives on
collaboration: he may be the only man alive to perk up around Lou Reed.
Quirijns can’t make the worldview any less monochrome, but her film delivers a
solid primer on how it was formed. Returning to his childhood home, Corbijn
delights in pointing out that his bedroom window looked out onto a cemetery.
This, too, makes sense.
Anton Corbijn: Inside Out is available on DVD through Momentum.
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