Control (2007)

121 min · Biographical picture, Musical, biographical film, drama film, independent film, musical film

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Directors

Anton Corbijn

Cast

Sam Riley, Samantha Morton, Alexandra Maria Lara, Joe Anderson, James Anthony Pearson, Toby Kebbell, Craig Parkinson, Harry Treadaway, Richard Bremmer

The story

In 1975, Ian Curtis and Debbie Woodruff marry in their home town of Macclesfield, south of Manchester, England, at ages 19 and 18 respectively. Ian retreats from domestic life, preferring to write poetry in solitude. On 4 June 1976 they attend a Sex Pistols concert with Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, and Terry Mason, who are starting a band.

Catalogue themes and tags

1970s, 1973, 1976, 1980s, Alcohol, Cheated Wife, Concert, Cowardliness, David Bowie, Depression, Died young, Ehefrau, England, Epilepsy, Familienstreit, Guitar, Husband Wife Relationship, Joy Division, Kleinstadt, Konkurent, Lovestory, Macclesfield, Manchester City, Music, Music Competition, Musician, Musikband, Panic Attack, Performance, Pregancy and Birth, Record Label, Record Producer, Recording Contract, Rise and Fall, Rockstar, Selbstmord, Sex Pistols, Social Work, Social Worker, Talent, To be suicidal, Tour, Verhältnis, arzneimittel, punkband, singen, Biography, Japanese Movies, Indie, Musical, Drama, Biographical film

Genres

Biographical picture, Musical, biographical film, drama film, independent film, musical film

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