Joy Division biopic out on DVD
-
Rock photographer and artist Anton Corbijn resurrects fallen Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis in Control, a stark portrait of his late 1970s English band. Based on Touching from a Distance, the biography penned by Curtis’ wife Deborah, Control renders in gorgeous black-and-white Curtis’ struggles with stage fright, epilepsy and his own tortured genius. Joy Division’s brooding soundscapes set the tone for this mesmerizing biopic. Rated R. (Photo credit: Courtesy Weinstein Company)
|
|