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Anton Corbijn’s film Control will open the 39th Directors’ Fortnight

Anton Corbijn’s film Control will open the 39th Directors’ Fortnight on Thursday, May 17, at 7:30 p.m.

Cast: Sam Riley, Samantha Morton, Alexandra Maria Lara

Synopsis: The life and death of Ian Curtis, lead singer of the legendary post-punk rock band, Joy Division. Devoured by his demons, torn between his family life, his growing fame and his love for another woman, Curtis committed suicide on May 18, 1980 at the age of 23, on the eve of Joy Division’s first U.S. tour. Without realizing it, Ian Curtis changed the face of rock music,



Anton Corbijn, a world-rank photographer, has also directed video clips for U2, Depeche Mode, New Order, Nirvana, Coldplay, Red Hot Chili Peppers, among others.

Control is a black and white fictional account of the career of Ian Curtis, lead singer of the legendary rock band Joy Division, which would become New Order after Curtis’s death.
Fabrique de Films will release the film in France on September 26, 2007.
Anton Corbijn’s film Control will open the 39th Directors’ Fortnight on Thursday, May 17, at 7:30 p.m.

Cast: Sam Riley, Samantha Morton, Alexandra Maria Lara

Synopsis: The life and death of Ian Curtis, lead singer of the legendary post-punk rock band, Joy Division. Devoured by his demons, torn between his family life, his growing fame and his love for another woman, Curtis committed suicide on May 18, 1980 at the age of 23, on the eve of Joy Division’s first U.S. tour. Without realizing it, Ian Curtis changed the face of rock music,



Anton Corbijn, a world-rank photographer, has also directed video clips for U2, Depeche Mode, New Order, Nirvana, Coldplay, Red Hot Chili Peppers, among others.

Control is a black and white fictional account of the career of Ian Curtis, lead singer of the legendary rock band Joy Division, which would become New Order after Curtis’s death.
Fabrique de Films will release the film in France on September 26, 2007.
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