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More on the Movie Control - Contributed by Robert Campbell
Category: Fine Arts and Design
Contributed by Editors on October 28, 2007
After the movie Control debuted at Cannes on May 17, 2007, critics have described Sam Riley's portrayal of Joy Division's troubled singer Ian Curtis is spectacular and outstanding. The movie received a standing ovation during its premiere on the Croisette.The movie Control chronicles the rise of Joy Division and the demise of Ian Curtis the lead singer of the band. This film features full frontal epilepsy.The film's black and white photography and stark but intensly beautiful images matches the raw music in the soundtrack.Ian Curtis suffered and if you look at the claustrophobic tiny apartment in which he grew up with his family it isn't hard to see how and why he felt like he did. And lets also remember he had epilepsy and was forced to take all kinds of crazy medication.The film is by Anton Corbijn, who was the band's photographer and has lensed some of the most iconic images in rock. He shot the Joshua Tree album cover for a little band out of Ireland called U2 in the 1980's and has directed many videos and such... The movie Control is based on a book by Deborah Curtis. Touching from a Distance describes Curtis's life from his early teenage years to his premature death on the eve of Joy Division's first American tour. It tells how, with a wife, child and impending international fame, he was seduced by the glory of an early grave. What were the reasons for his fascination with death? Were his dark, brooding lyrics an artistic exorcism? In Touching from a Distance Curtis's widow, Deborah, explains the drama of his life and the tragedy of his death.Roberrific was moved by a beautiful scene in which John Cooper Clarke performs his own poems on stage to an approving post punk audience in dirty Manchester performance hall as Joy Division waits nervously backstage - and the crowd was roaring when he finished. Wow, it was poetry in action. Spoken word! Here's the portion of John Cooper Clarke's Evidently Chickentown that was heard in 'Control'.Evidently Chickentownthe bloody pies are bloody oldthe bloody chips are bloody coldthe bloody beer is bloody flatthe bloody flats have bloody ratsthe bloody clocks are bloody wrongthe bloody days are bloody longit bloody gets you bloody downevidently chicken townthe bloody train is bloody lateyou bloody wait you bloody waityou're bloody lost and bloody foundstuck in fucking chicken townTo see trailer clips/information of Control, click here.Control won the title of Best European Film at the Cannes festival.This movie is a must see for everyone and especially those angst filled electronic and emo music fans.
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