“Controlâ€? Premiers At Cannes Film Festival - Tribute to Joy Division’s Ian Curtis
May 18th, 2007 . by Jilly
Today marks the 27th anniversary of the death of Joy Division’s Ian Curtis. To mark this event the biopic “Control“, is premiering at the Cannes Film Festival. The movie covers his life from when Joy Division formed until his death at the young age of 23. The film is based on the book his wife Deborah wrote called “Touching From a Distance“.
The film was directed by Anton Corbijn, this is his directorial debut. He’s had an illustrious career as a pop-photographer and directing numerous music videos. He photographed Joy Division in their heyday. He’s cast Samantha Morton (from In America) for the role of Curtis’ wife. In an interview with Corbijn about why he casted Sam Riley for the role of Curtis he said…
A lot of bands I met, including Joy Division, were kind of underdressed - a thin coat on, smoking and shivering in the cold. When I met Sam it was also in the winter and he was totally the same…had an innocence and a freshness that I was hoping for but never thought I would find.�
The world lost a talented poet and songwriter. It’s not hard to see the influence of his music on lots of music that we listen to today. I think that if there’s anybody that could do this story justice, Corbijn can.
(Quotes via GlossLip)
Although the film is not in competition, it did receive a standing ovation at Cannes. Here’s a really good report / video http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/316701/All+Categories?c=20191