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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.

Contributors:

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

NorthSee (Firm)

Three Dogs & a Pony (Firm)

Warner Music Group

Weinstein Company

Genius Products, Inc.

Languages:

English
French
Spanish

Language Notes:

English or French dialogue with optional Spanish subtitles and English subtitles for the hearing impaired.

Related Works:

Motion picture adaptation of: Touching from a distance [by Curtis, D.]

Related Series:

Miriam collection; [volume] 3

Subjects:

Curtis, Deborah — Television adaptations

Curtis, Deborah — Film adaptations

Curtis, Ian, 1956-1980 — Drama

Joy Division (Musical group) — Drama

Depressed persons — Drama

Suicide — Drama

Curtis, Ian, 1956-1980

Joy Division (Musical group)

Depressed persons

Suicide

Genres:

Motion pictures

Biographical films

Film adaptations

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Fiction films

Feature films

Television adaptations

Drama

System Details:

DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital.

Performers:

Cast: Samantha Morton, Sam Riley, Alexandra Maria Lara, Joe Anderson, Toby Kebbell, Craig Parkinson, James Anthony Pearson, Ben Naylor.

Production Credits:

Director of photography, Martin Ruhe ; editor, Andrew Hulme ; music, Joy Division, New Order ; costume designer, Julian Day ; production designer, Chris Roope.

General Notes:

Based on the autobiography "Touching from a distance" by Deborah Curtis.
Cannes Film Festival, 2007: Golden Camera - Special Mention (Anton Corbijn) ; Label Europa Cinemas (Anton Corbijn) ; Prix Regards Jeune (Antone Corbijn)
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.

Audience:

MPAA rating: R; for language and brief sexuality.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (121 min.) : sound, black & white ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; monochrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical

Video Characteristics:

NTSC

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

CON 2007 DVD

ISBNs:

1594450099
9781594450099

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 796019810258
Publisher Number, Genius: 81025

OCLC Numbers:

1037219474
182847333 [Invalid]