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Director: |
Anton Corbijn
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Starring: |
Tim Plester, Samantha Morton, Sam Riley, Alexandra Maria Lara, Joe Anderson, Toby Kebbell, Craig Parkinson, James Anthony Pearson, Harry Treadaway, Andrew Sheridan, Robert Shelly, Matthew McNulty, Ben Naylor, Herbert Grönemeyer, Nigel Harris, Nicola Harrison
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Biography, Music, Drama
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United Kingdom
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Certificate: |
MA
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Languages: |
English
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Running Time: |
122 min
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Control is the biography of Joy Division lead singer Ian Curtis, taking his story from schoolboy days of 1973 to his suicide on the eve of the band's first American tour in 1980.
In this time we see Curtis grow from David Bowie-infatuated teen to Sex Pistols-inspired punk, and eventually to rising new wave star.
The movie explores the pressures he felt, from his epilepsy, a failing marriage, his new lover, and a band that relied on him - all in an attempt to explain his decision to hang himself at the age of 23.
The movie is based on Deborah Curtis's biography "Touching from a Distance" .
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1 member review(s)
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Beautifully shot, convincingly acted
20 April 2009
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Already a fan of Joy Division I looked forward to this film, following advice from fellow fans. It is a faithful and unflinching look at the life of an ordinary bloke from Manchester whose problems are magnified by fame and the complications of adult life. Plus the music is great and has even converted a friend who'd never heard of them before seeing the film. The B&W film is beautiful to watch with many scenes having an almost record-cover appeal. The director is also a photographer and it shows.
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