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Control (2007)
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Ratings: 7.7/10 from 28,646 users
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78/100
Reviews: 126 user | 169 critic | 27 from Metacritic.com A profile of Ian Curtis, the enigmatic singer of Joy Division whose personal, professional, and romantic troubles led him to commit suicide at the age of 23. Director:Anton Corbijn |
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Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film Awards.
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Debbie Curtis
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Annik Honore
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| Harry Treadaway | ... | ||
| Craig Parkinson | ... | ||
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Andrew Sheridan | ... |
Terry
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Robert Shelly | ... |
Twinny
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Richard Bremmer | ... |
Ian's Father
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Tanya Myers | ... |
Ian's Mother
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Martha Myers Lowe | ... |
Ian's Sister
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| Matthew McNulty | ... |
Nick
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David Whittington | ... |
Chemistry Teacher
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Storyline
Ian Curtis is a quiet and rather sad lad who works for an employment agency and sings in a band called Warsaw. He meets a girl named Debbie whom he promptly marries and his band, of which the name in the meantime has been changed to Joy Division, gets more and more successful. Even though Debbie and he become parents, their relationship is going downhill rapidly and Ian starts an affair with Belgium Annik whom he met after one of the gigs and he's almost never at home. Ian also suffers from epilepsy and has no-good medication for it. He doesn't know how to handle the feelings he has for Debbie and Annik and the pressure the popularity of Joy Division and the energy performing costs him. Written by Marco van Hoof <k_luifje7@hotmail.com>
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Контроль See more »Box Office
Budget:
€4,500,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£252,426 (UK) (7 October 2007) (71 Screens)Gross:
$7,824,260 (Worldwide)Company Credits
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(Ian Curtis / Peter Hook / Stephen Morris / Bernard Sumner)
Published by Zomba Music Publishers Limited
Performed by Joe Anderson (as Anderson), James Anthony Pearson (as Pearson),
Sam Riley (as Riley), Harry Treadaway (as Treadaway)
Courtesy of Northsee Ltd See more »
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Trivia
After the exhausting filming of Das Boot German pop star Herbert Grönemeyer swore he'd never act in a movie again. He made an exception for his good friend Anton Corbijn and appeared in this movie, though. See more »Goofs
Anachronisms: Joy Division is shown performing "Transmission" on Tony Wilson's television show in September 1978, but in reality, they performed "Shadowplay". The performance that is represented in this scene actually took place a year later in September 1979 on the BBC2 program "Something Else", when they performed "Transmission" (a performance which was used as the music video for the song) and "She's Lost Control". See more »Quotes
Ian Curtis: I wish I were a Warhol silk screen hanging on the wall. Or little Joe or maybe Lou. I'd love to be them all. All New York's broken hearts and secrets would be mine. I'd put you on a movie reel, and that would be just fine.See more »
Soundtracks
"Leaders of Men"(Ian Curtis / Peter Hook / Stephen Morris / Bernard Sumner)
Published by Zomba Music Publishers Limited
Performed by Joe Anderson (as Anderson), James Anthony Pearson (as Pearson),
Sam Riley (as Riley), Harry Treadaway (as Treadaway)
Courtesy of Northsee Ltd See more »
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