DVD

Control / The Weinstein Company and NorthSee present in association with EM MEdia IFF/CINV, 3 Dogs and a Pony and Warner Music UK ; written by Matt Greenhalgh ; produced by Orian Williams, Anton Corbijn, Todd Eckert ; directed by Anton Corbijn.

Corbijn, Anton. (Added Author). Eckert, Todd. (Added Author). Williams, Orian. (Added Author). Greenhalgh, Matt. (Added Author). Morton, Samantha. (Added Author). Riley, Sam, 1980- (Added Author). Lara, Alexandra Maria, 1978- (Added Author). Anderson, Joe, 1982- (Added Author). Kebbell, Toby. (Added Author). Curtis, Deborah. Touching from a distance. (Added Author). NorthSee (Firm) (Added Author). Three Dogs & a Pony (Firm) (Added Author). EM Media (Firm) (Added Author). Warner Music Group. (Added Author). Weinstein Company. (Added Author). Samantha Morton, Sam Riley, Alexandra Maria Lara, Joe Anderson, Toby Kebbell, Craig Parkinson, James Anthony Pearson, Ben Naylor. (Cast).

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.

Record details

ISBN: 1594450099
ISBN: 9781594450099
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (121 min.) : sound, black & white ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [New York] : Weinstein Company, [2008]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Title and credits from container. Based on the autobiography "Touching from a distance" by Deborah Curtis. Originally released as a motion picture in 2007.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Martin Ruhe ; editor, Andrew Hulme ; music, Joy Division, New Order ; costume designer, Julian Day ; production designer, Chris Roope.
Participant or Performer Note:	Samantha Morton, Sam Riley, Alexandra Maria Lara, Joe Anderson, Toby Kebbell, Craig Parkinson, James Anthony Pearson, Ben Naylor.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: R.
System Details Note:	DVD, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital.
Language Note:	English dialogue with optional Spanish subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Awards Note:	Cannes Film Festival, 2007: Golden Camera - Special Mention (Anton Corbijn) ; Label Europa Cinemas (Anton Corbijn) ; Prix Regards Jeune (Antone Corbijn)