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Control (2007)
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Special Features

 

  • Directors Commentary.
  • Extended Performance Scenes Of Transmission, Leaders Of Men and Candidate
  • Making Of Control
  • Joy Division's Atmosphere '88 Video (Directed By Anton Corbijn)
  • Photo Gallery
  • Trailer.

Review

 

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.

Customer Reviews

 

Customer rating on Control (2007): 5 out of 5 stars

Average rating (35 reviews)

Customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars A must

monkeybone | 07/04/2009 | See all monkeybone's reviews (4) »

This is a quality piece of art. The soundtrack, acting and direction are faultless. You need this in your life!

Customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars Very good film

unclebulgaria1 | 23/02/2009 | See all unclebulgaria1's reviews (3) »

Ian Curtis and all the other faces are portrayed greatly. An insight into an interesting person that you will find intriging even if you dont like Joy Division. If you do like them though, you'll love this.

Customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars Joy Division

Machete | 09/02/2009 | See all Machete's reviews (41) »

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A great biopic of the rise and fall of Ian Curtis, and how fame, broken relationships and illness contributed to his suicide at 23 years old.
The acting is absolutely fantastic, with newcomer Sam Riley really stealing the film with his quiet and moody portrayal of the singer.
One thing to note is that this film is particluarly depressing - not just because of Curtis' demise, but also the black & white cinematography with bleak settings.
Toby Kebbell is also fantastic as the band manager Rob Gretton.
A must-see.

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Technical Details

 

Sam Riley, Samantha Morton, Joe Anderson, Nigel Harris, Toby Kebbell, Alexandra Maria Lara, Matthew McNulty & Tim Plester

Anton Corbijn

15 years and over

2007

Widescreen 2.35:1 Anamorphic

English - DTS

English for the hearing impaired

2 hours and 1 minute (approx)

Region 2 - Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players.

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