One of the shortcomings of anton corbijns acclaimed debut film control, was the importance of the city of manchester in relation to the formation of joy divisions sound was of little significance, as the narrative remained specific to the life of joy division front man ian curtis. An account of the musical journey and ongoing legacy of joy division, the influential manchester postpunk rock band of the late 1970s. Three years later it was a matter of art, life and death. The anger and despair felt by much of englands youth found its way into the lyrics and violent instrumentation of joy divisions songs, an artistic expression that was more than just rebellion. Maass 06122008 a little more than a century ago, britains second city, manchester, in the dreary and wet northernlands, was. Control is a 2007 british biographical film about the life of ian curtis, singer of the late1970s english postpunk band joy division. The documentary really focuses solely on joy division themselves and not this wider, very original music scene which ultimately led to alternative rock. In that, there is the crux, joy division the film is essential for fans, to see that performance of shadowplay and etc etc, its these moments that make us forgive the narrative, which quite frankly, is a bit of a cash cow cash in. The band dissolved in may 1980 after the suicide of its lead singer, ian curtis.
Ian curtis vocals, bernard sumner guitar, synthesizer, peter hook bass, backing vocals, stephen morris drums, electronic drums, percussion, martin hannett producer, engineer, jon caffery engineer, michael johnson assistant engineer. Features interviews with the surviving band members now known as new order and neverbeforeseen live performance footage and. The film was produced with excellent graphic quality, best ear busting. Ceremony is a song by joy division, released as new orders debut single in 1981. Control script transcript from the screenplay andor the. The films screenwriter, author and journalist jon savage and joy divisonnew order drummer stephen morris will be. At times this feels like a copy of anton corbijns superb film, control, only with the real life band. In 1944, the fourteen years old teenager thomas is convoked to fight in the german army. The life of late joy division singer ian curtis is to be made into a film, it has been announced. It is the first feature film directed by anton corbijn, who had worked with joy division as a photographer. Bbc news entertainment joy division story to become film. Now thirty years later, they are enjoying a larger audience and more influence than ever before with a profound legacy that resonates fiercely in todays heavily careerist music industry and over. Joy division the best of joy division releases discogs. A profile of ian curtis, the enigmatic singer of joy division whose personal, professional, and romantic troubles led him to commit suicide at the age of 23.
Finally, the control script is here for all you fans of the ian curtis joy division movie. With ed stoppard, tom schilling, bernadette heerwagen, bernard hill. In 1976 four young men from ruined, postindustrial manchester, england went to see the sex pistols. Joy division, the mercurial manchester based masters of dark post punk sounds, who in ian curtis had one of the eras most tortured souls. Years later he is sent to london during the cold war to work for the kgb, where he questions his life. Both were rerecorded and carried over to joy divisions reformation under the name new order. Sometimes when i want a fix of joy division i pop on this film and get taken away all over again.
Joy division film documentary grant gee, 2007 joy division. A teenage orphan fights against the red army at the end of wwii and in the aftermath is adopted by a commissar. January 24, 2008 this doco, following the release of control, the dramatised biopic of joy division lead singer ian curtis, is a thorough and engaging work that unravels the story of joy division. While joy division may sound like an auditory funeral at. Joy division, a band that created a whole new musical landscape despite only releasing two studio. Joy division joy division 2008, region 1, dvd discogs.
This fine documentary, telling the story of postpunk band joy division, is an ideal complement to two other. Joy division is a 2007 british documentary film on the british postpunk band joy division, directed by grant gee the film assembles tv clips, newsreel, pictures of modern manchester and manchester in the late 1970s, and interviews. Download time depends on your internet connection speed, automatic launch and window size depend on browser and player. A husband and father, curtis begins to feel the strain of his bands growing.
Download on amazon love will tear us apart the 1980 martin hannett version. The film will come preloaded on a custom black zune 80 player that is etched with an adaptation of savilles iconic artwork from joy. If by the end you dont experience the cold chill of a dreadful finality, youre not really alive. Joy division a documentary 2008 dvd documentary including archive footage us edition directed by grant gee written by john savage with ian curtis peter hook bernard. The screenplay by matt greenhalgh was based on the biography touching from a distance by curtiss widow deborah, who served as a coproducer on the film.
This is where we attempt to list all the tv appearances, promo videos, videos, films, and even recorded interviews that feature joy division. In 1970s england, troubled musician ian curtis sam riley rises to fame as lead singer of the band joy division. Joy division is a 2007 british documentary film on the british postpunk band joy division, directed by grant gee. Originally named warsaw, the band consisted of ian curtis vocals and occasional guitar, bernard sumner guitar and keyboards, peter hook bass guitar and backing vocals and stephen morris drums and percussion. His film interestingly describes joy division as the last true story in pop, that is. This documentary looks at the british band joy division, who rose to prominence in the 1980s and have had an enormous cultural influence in the years since their demise. A chronological account of the influential late 1970s english rock band. The third film, the excellent documentary joy division, scripted by jon savage and directed by grant gee, steers a balanced course between. If that were all unknown pleasures was, it wouldnt be discussed so much, but the ten songs inside, quite simply, are stonecold landmarks, the.
This puppy is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of the movie. Its easily on par with the notorious new order singles compilation from 2005 which collectors may remember also sports a similarly harsh sound. This article takes an interest in this recent film gees joy division. Directed by grant gee and written by jon savage, this documentary actually brings nothing new to the table for hardened fans of the band, of which i am unashamedly amongst that number. The interviewees include the three surviving members of the group, tony wilson, peter saville, pete shelley of buzzcocks, genesis breyer porridge of. While this film is not all about curtis and is more about the band in general, his presence in. It even looks like something classic, beyond its time or place of origin even as it was a clear product of both one of peter savilles earliest and best designs, a transcription of a signal showing a star going nova, on a black embossed sleeve. Features footage of the band in rehearsal at tj davidson march or april 79 with various soundtracks dubbed over the top including speeches by anderton the manchester police chief at the time and the ss oath of allegiance.
Still, the best of joy division is by joy division, so its good. Advertisement the worlds defining voice in music and pop culture since 1952. In addition we have listed various radio shows about the band that may be of interest to collectors. Joy division were a postpunk band formed in 1976 in salford, greater manchester, united kingdom. Rent joy division 2007 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Joy division is the most effective movie created by kingsway films, with a description of the movie is a teenage orphan fights against the red army at the end of wwii and in the aftermath is adopted by a commissar. With sam riley, samantha morton, craig parkinson, alexandra maria lara.
Control script taken from a transcript of the screenplay andor the ian curtis joy division movie. New order will record new tracks for the film as well as specially rerecording a number of joy division tracks. This documentary was an absolute pleasure and deepened my love for joy division. Joy division a film by malcom whitehead this 17 minute film was included in the factory flick see above listing. A profile of ian curtis, the enigmatic singer of joy division whose personal, professional. Its hard to imagine how any such collection wouldnt be just shuffle the fourdisc set. Grant gee, 2007 european premiere, 7 november 2007, sheffield making of talk, 10 november 2007, sheffield joy division from the end to the beginning the joy division films. The group consisted of vocalist ian curtis, guitaristkeyboardist bernard sumner, bassist p. The manchesterbased production is called touching from a distance, after a book by curtiss widow deborah which forms the basis for the film. The song and its bside, in a lonely place, were written and recorded as joy division prior to the death of ian curtis.
Microsoft introduces limitededition zune player designed. The film charts the history of the group, its members and musical inspiration. Jon savage is the writer of film documentary joy division, which premieres in the uk at the sheffield international documentary festival on 7 november and will be released early in 2008. He meets a girl named debbie whom he promptly marries and his band, of which the name in the meantime has been changed to joy division. Joy division waren ohne ihre heimat manchester kaum denkbar. With richard boon, anton corbijn, kevin cummins, ian curtis. Bernard sumner, stephen morris, ian curtis, peter hook.
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