Control / NorthSee ; Three Dogs and a Pony ; Warner Music ; an Anton Corbijn film ; produced by Anton Corbijn, Todd Eckert, Orian Williams ; writer, Matt Greenhalgh ; directed by Anton Corbijn.
Ian Curtis has aspirations beyond the trappings of small town life in 1970s England. Wanting to emulate his musical heroes, he joins a band, and his musical ambition begins to thrive. Soon though, the everyday fears and emotions, fueled by his music, slowly begin to eat away at him. Married young, w...
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| Format: | DVD/Blu-Ray |
| Language: | English French |
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[New York] :
Weinstein Company,
[2008]
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| Series: | The Miriam collection ;
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| Online Access: | Click here to view full credits at IMDb.com |
| Summary: | Ian Curtis has aspirations beyond the trappings of small town life in 1970s England. Wanting to emulate his musical heroes, he joins a band, and his musical ambition begins to thrive. Soon though, the everyday fears and emotions, fueled by his music, slowly begin to eat away at him. Married young, with a daughter, he is distracted from his family commitments by a new love and the growing expectations of his band, Joy Division. The strain manifests itself in his health. With epilepsy adding to his guilt and desperation, depression takes hold. Surrendering to the weight on his shoulder, Ian's tortured soul consumes him and leads him to commit suicide at the age of 23. |
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| Item Description: | Based on the autobiography "Touching from a distance" by Deborah Curtis. Special features include director's commentary, making of featurette, In control, conversation with Anton Corbijn, extended live concert performances from the film, music videos, still gallery, promotional materials. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (121 min.) : sound, black and white ; 12 cm Complete credits available at IMDb.com. |
| Format: | DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital. |
| Audience: | Censorship classification (NZ): MPAA rating: R; for language and brief sexuality. |
| Awards: | Cannes Film Festival, 2007: Golden Camera - Special Mention (Anton Corbijn) ; Label Europa Cinemas (Anton Corbijn) ; Prix Regards Jeune (Antone Corbijn) |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Martin Ruhe ; editor, Andrew Hulme ; music, Joy Division, New Order ; costume designer, Julian Day ; production designer, Chris Roope. |
| ISBN: | 1594450099 9781594450099 |