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- Deborah Curtis co-produced this film
- Starring: Sam Riley, Samantha Morton, Alexandra Maria Lara
- Directed by: Anton Corbijn
- The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, on May 17, 2007
- "The Killers play the 1979 Joy Division song "Shadowplay" on the soundtrack,
- All other music in the film is performed by the actors
- Title refers to the Joy Division song "She's Lost Control"
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Control is a film about the late Ian Curtis, lead singer of the band Joy Division. While forging a new kind of sound after the punk rock scene, Curtis was challenged by a rocky marriage and frequent seizures which ultimately led to his suicide on the eve of his first U.S. tour. The black and white biopic is based on the book, Touching From a Distance, by Curtis's wife, Deborah Curtis.
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Origins of the Film
The director, Anton Corbijn, was a fan of the band in the late 1970s, shot several pictures of the them, and even directed their music video Atmosphere. Curtis' story was the directorial debut for the director who paid half the budget with his own money because he wanted to give Curtis an adequate farewell. Shooting on color stock and printed to black and white, the film took place on location in England and lasted for seven weeks. -
The Soundtrack
- New Order - "Exit"
- The Velvet Underground - "What Goes On"
- The Killers - "Shadowplay"
- Buzzcocks - "Boredom (live)"
- Joy Division - "Dead Souls"
- Supersister - "She Was Naked"
- Iggy Pop - "Sister Midnight"
- Joy Division - "Love Will Tear Us Apart"
- Sex Pistols - "Problems (live)"
- New Order - "Hypnosis"
- David Bowie - "Drive In Saturday"
- John Cooper Clarke - "Evidently Chickentown"
- Roxy Music - "2H.B."
- Joy Division - "Transmission" (performed by the cast)
- Kraftwerk - "Autobahn"
- Joy Division - "Atmosphere"
- David Bowie - "Warszawa"
- New Order - "Get Out"
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Control (Film) Questions
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Control (Film) Fan Sites, Blogs and Message Boards
- Fan Site: Joy Division Central: Control
- Google Blog Search: Control
- Guardian Unlimited Blog Post: "Control and Grindhouse: the buzz at Cannes"
- ComingSoon.net: Control
- Spout: Control Reviews
- IMDb: Control Message Board
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