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Control is a 2007 biographical film about the life of Ian Curtis, singer of the late-1970s English post-punk band Joy Division. It is the first feature film directed by Anton Corbijn, who had worked with Joy Division as a photographer.
Control: Directed by Anton Corbijn. With Sam Riley, Samantha Morton, Alexandra Maria Lara, Joe Anderson. A profile of Ian Curtis, the enigmatic singer of Joy Division whose personal, professional, and romantic troubles led him to die by suicide at the age of 23.
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- Biography, Drama, Music
- Anton Corbijn
- 2007-09-26
Oct 25, 2007 · In his superb portrayal of Ian Curtis, Sam Riley makes the Joy Division frontman seem always alone. Ian Curtis, we are shown in a new film, was one of those introverted teenagers who gaze sadly upon their own destiny.
In 1970s England, troubled musician Ian Curtis (Sam Riley) rises to fame as lead singer of the band Joy Division. A husband and father, Curtis begins to feel the strain of his band's...
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- Anton Corbijn
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- Sam Riley
The story of Joy Division’s lead singer Ian Curtis, from his schoolboy days in 1973 to his suicide on the eve of the band's first American tour in 1980.
- Anton Corbijn
- R
- 43
This rock biography chronicles the life and sad fate of Ian Curtis, the lead singer of Joy Division, a unique post-punk band from Manchester, England. Watch trailers & learn more.
A profile of Ian Curtis, the enigmatic singer of Joy Division whose personal, professional, and romantic troubles led him to die by suicide at the age of 23. Ian Curtis is a quiet and rather sad lad who works for an employment agency and sings in a band called Warsaw.
