Control

R16
2007
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119 mins
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Portrait of Ian Curtis (Sam Riley), the enigmatic singer of Joy Division whose personal, professional, and romantic troubles led to... More

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Control | Ratings & Reviews

    "Somber, sad and compelling."

    VarietyVariety

    "Somber, sad and compelling."

    VarietyVariety

    "It's Corbijn, shooting with a poet's eye in a harshly stunning black-and-white, who cuts to the soul of Ian's life and music. You don't watch this movie, you live it..."

    Rolling StoneRolling Stone

    "It's also that he's really, honest-to-God, got one of those movie faces that doesn't even come along once every generation. It's astonishing..."

    Premiere MagazinePremiere Magazine

    "A film about creative and emotional burn-out that says more about the fragility of the soul than any montage of ticket sales and ‘sold out’ signs could ever muster..."

    Empire MagazineEmpire Magazine

    "The pin-sharp black and white photography, the stunning sound track – with Bowie's Aladdin Sane front and centre, the witty and down-beat script, even the funereal march through the last twenty minutes of this film: it all conspires to make Control a small but achingly well formed highlight of the year..."

    Dominion PostDominion Post

    "The pin-sharp black and white photography, the stunning sound track – with Bowie's Aladdin Sane front and centre, the witty and down-beat script, even the funereal march through the last twenty minutes of this film: it all conspires to make Control a small but achingly well formed highlight of the year..."

    Dominion PostDominion Post

    "It's rare that a biopic really gets into the head of its subject: real-life characters can be hard to penetrate, and many screenplays play it safe. Not Control. Curtis' wife co-produced the film - based on her own book - and helps provide a fascinating, intimate insight into the mind of her husband..."

    BBCBBC

    Control | Details

    Award winner
    Label Europa Cinemas, Prix Regards Jeune and Golden Camera - Special Mention awards, Cannes 2007.
    Rating
    R16, contains violence, offensive language, sex scenes & content that may disturb
    Runtime
    119
    Genre
    Drama, Music, True Story & Biography
    Country of origin
    United Kingdom

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