The Joy Division's Ian Curtis is the subject of this tough and moving biopic which stars Sam Riley as the enigmatic musician.
I can't stop thinking about this film. From the great use of suspense and minimalist dialogue, to the amazing camera work such that every single frame of this modern masterpiece (yes masterpiece) could be taken and hung on a wall in an art gallery, I love everything about it. It has been criticised for focussing too heavily on Annik Honore© and Deborah Curtis as the sources for Ian's spiralling depression, and in that sense only gives us a narrow snapshot of his short life, but I think Corbijn never strove for more than that. To me one of the superb merits of this picture is its sense of isolation which is created by such a very selective approach to its content. I feel certain, given Corbijn's access to Curtis's wife and Tony Wilson as co-producers that Control could have told us the full, unabridged tale of Curtis's demise, yet Corbijn didn't and it is this exercise in restraint that renders this riveting film so artistically pleasing. Moreover, Riley's uncanny resemblance to the great man himself (and I feel, rather eerily, to Pete Doherty) makes it simply impossible to tear your eyes away from the screen. Jaw-droppingly good!
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. Detailing the turbulent life of the founder and former frontman of Joy Division, Ian Curtis, photographer Anton Corbin's debut feature Control is a tour-de-force of the rise and fall of one of the most iconic and influential bands in British musical history. Control picked up two awards at the 2007 Edinburgh Film Festival for Best New British Feature and Best Inaugural Performance for Sam Riley's portrayal of Curtis. Actors Sam Riley, Samantha Morton, Joe Anderson, Nigel Harris, Toby Kebbell, Alexandra Maria Lara, Matthew McNulty & Tim Plester Director Anton Corbijn Certificate 15 years and over Year 2007 Screen Widescreen 2.35:1 Anamorphic Languages English - DTS Subtitles English for the hearing impaired Duration 2 hours and 1 minute (approx) Region Region 2 - Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players.
Biopic of Joy Division singer Ian Curtis. Directed by photographer Anton Corbijn, who took some of Joy Division's most iconic pictures, this film is inspired by the book 'Touching From A Distance' written by Curtis' widow, Deborah, who is played here by Samantha Morton. It tells the story of how Curtis (Sam Riley), married to Deborah at a young age, becomes distracted from his marriage by the growing success of his band and his burgeoning attraction towards Belgian journalist, Annik Honore. His battle with epilepsy adds to his feelings of despair until he eventually takes his own life on the eve of Joy Division's first American tour. Filmed in black and white, the film captures the time and the place with cool precision.
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