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Ian Curtis has aspirations beyond the trappings of small town life in 1970s England. Wanting to emulate his musical heroes, he joins a band, and his musical ambition begins to thrive. Soon though, the everyday fears and emotions, fueled by his music, slowly begin to eat away at him. Married young, w...

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Corporate Authors: NorthSee (Firm), Three Dogs & a Pony (Firm), Warner Music Group, Weinstein Company, Genius Products, Inc
Other Authors: Corbijn, Anton (Producer, Director), Eckert, Todd (Producer), Williams, Orian (Producer), Greenhalgh, Matt (Screenwriter), Morton, Samantha (Actor), Riley, Sam, 1980- (Actor), Lara, Alexandra Maria, 1978- (Actor), Anderson, Joe, 1982- (Actor), Kebbell, Toby (Actor), Parkinson, Craig (Actor), Pearson, James Anthony (Actor), Naylor, Ben (Actor), Curtis, Deborah
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
French
Language Notes:English or French dialogue with optional Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published: [New York] : Weinstein Company ; [2008]
Series:Miriam collection ; 3.
Subjects:
Curtis, Deborah > Film adaptations.
Curtis, Ian, > 1956-1980 > Drama.
Joy Division (Musical group) > Drama.
Depressed persons > Drama.
Suicide > Drama.
Músicos de rock > Teatro.
Suicidio > Teatro.
Biographical > Feature.
Musical > Feature.
Feature films.
Biographical films.
Musical films.
Film adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Fiction films.
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Summary:Ian Curtis has aspirations beyond the trappings of small town life in 1970s England. Wanting to emulate his musical heroes, he joins a band, and his musical ambition begins to thrive. Soon though, the everyday fears and emotions, fueled by his music, slowly begin to eat away at him. Married young, with a daughter, he is distracted from his family commitments by a new love and the growing expectations of his band, Joy Division. The strain manifests itself in his health. With epilepsy adding to his guilt and desperation, depression takes hold. Surrendering to the weight on his shoulder, Ian's tortured soul consumes him and leads him to commit suicide at the age of 23.
Item Description:Based on the autobiography "Touching from a distance" by Deborah Curtis.
Special features include director's commentary, making of featurette, In control, conversation with Anton Corbijn, extended live concert performances from the film, music videos, still gallery, promotional materials.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (121 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital.
Audience:MPAA rating: R; for language and brief sexuality.
Awards:Cannes Film Festival, 2007: Golden Camera - Special Mention (Anton Corbijn) ; Label Europa Cinemas (Anton Corbijn) ; Prix Regards Jeune (Antone Corbijn)
Production Credits:Director of photography, Martin Ruhe ; editor, Andrew Hulme ; music, Joy Division, New Order ; costume designer, Julian Day ; production designer, Chris Roope.
ISBN:1594450099
9781594450099