If you are a fan of music, artists, or poets, you should see these movies. The films screenwriter, author and journalist jon savage and joy divisonnew order drummer stephen morris will be. Played while the goth kids distract the angry mob chasing steve and his friends all over school. 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. He then learned that he had epilepsy, and called to see how whe was doing at her new job and learned of her. The group consisted of vocalist ian curtis, guitaristkeyboardist. Its easily on par with the notorious new order singles compilation from 2005 which collectors may remember also sports a similarly harsh sound. The film charts the history of the group, its members and musical inspiration. It is impossible to call these the best, or even the highlights, when the band recorded no obvious lowlights and only in a relative sense a handful of. Control is the biography of joy division lead singer ian curtis, taking his story from schoolboy days of 1973 to his suicide on the eve of the bands first american tour in 1980. Joy division were a postpunk band formed in 1976 in salford, greater manchester, united kingdom. The third film, the excellent documentary joy division, scripted by jon savage and directed by grant gee, steers a balanced course between. Wanting to emulate his musical heroes, such as david bowie and iggy pop, he joins a band, and his musical. Sometimes when i want a fix of joy division i pop on this film and get taken away all over again.
Ian curtis has aspirations beyond the trappings of small town life in 1970s england. Peter hook, bernard dicken albrechtsumner and terry mason. About six months ago, garret and i watched the documentary joy division and control the film profile of ian curtis. With richard boon, anton corbijn, kevin cummins, ian curtis. Trailer du film joy division joy division bandeannonce vo. The group consisted of vocalist ian curtis, guitaristkeyboardist bernard sumner, bassist p. The album was recorded and mixed over three successive weekends at stockports strawberry studios in april 1979, and was produced by martin hannett, who incorporated a number of unconventional production techniques into the groups sound. It has a place for me right alongside closer, unknown pleasures, and substance. This is joy division story control part 01 by jomenz on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. If by the end you dont experience the cold chill of a dreadful finality, youre not really alive. Control is a 2007 british biographical film about the life of ian curtis, singer of the late1970s english postpunk band joy division.
This documentary was an absolute pleasure and deepened my love for joy division. Rent joy division 2007 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Joy division the best of joy division releases discogs. The best of joy division by joy division compilation. Jon savage, writer of a new film about joy division, explores the impact of the front mans reading on the bands lyrics jon savage fri 9 may 2008 19. Its as official as can be with candid contributions from all the remaining members, tony wilson, paul morley, etc. The band dissolved in may 1980 after the suicide of its lead singer, ian curtis. Run folk music doesnt necessarily spring to mind when thinking of new order, but they drew inspiration from that genres heyday for the final single off of technique. While joy division may sound like an auditory funeral at.
A profile of ian curtis, the enigmatic singer of joy division whose personal, professional, and romantic. Biography joy divisions beginnings can be traced to a sex pistols show at manchester lesser free trade hall in summer 1976. Joy division shes lost control live at something else. Essential viewing for the joy division new order fan. To achieve this, writer matt greenhalgh interviewed all the relevant people including an. A sonic companion to the documentary film about the band, let the movie begin captures the postpunk legends at various club gigs in europe, providing a valuable snapshot of the. En mai 2008, le groupe a confirme quelles avaient commence a travailler sur leur 5e album studio.
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. Joy division ian curtis and stephen morris interviewed by richard skinner by bestrockmusics. This has become part of my joy division collection. Joy divisions music is brilliant and heavy, sad and beautiful. Joy division is a 2007 british documentary film on the british postpunk band joy division, directed by grant gee. Joy division were an english rock band formed in salford in 1976. Maass 06122008 a little more than a century ago, britains second city, manchester, in the dreary and wet northernlands, was. Joy division, a band that created a whole new musical landscape despite only releasing two studio. In 1976 four young men from ruined, postindustrial manchester, england went to see the sex pistols. It is the first feature film directed by anton corbijn, who had worked with joy division as a photographer. Joy division documentary french subtitles part 1 youtube.
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. Joy division a film by malcom whitehead this 17 minute film was included in the factory flick see above listing. Lacking musical experience, they purchased cheap equipment and soon set about about finding a lead singer. This fine documentary, telling the story of post punk band joy division, is an ideal complement to two other. An account of the musical journey and ongoing legacy of joy division, the influential manchester postpunk rock band of the late 1970s. Joy division is a 2007 british documentary film on the british postpunk band joy division. Jon savage on ian curtiss reading books the guardian. Ian curtis songwriter, performer, peter hook songwriter, performer, stephen morris songwriter, performer, bernard sumner songwriter, performer, peter saville art direction, design, sarah parris design, howard. The interviewees include the three surviving members of the group, tony wilson, peter saville, pete shelley of buzzcocks, genesis breyer porridge of. He was working in the employment office, and helped the girl find a job before he knew he had it. Joy division shes lost control lyrics songmeanings. 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. General commentin control the new ian curtisjoy division movie, they made it appear that he wrote this about the girl with epilepsy after not before he found out that he was epileptic.
Joy division live at something else show in september 1979. The film assembles tv clips, newsreel, pictures of modern manchester and manchester in the late 1970s, and interviews. Three years later the lead singer, ian curtis committed suicide just as they were on the brink of worldwide success. The best of joy division, a compilation of songs by joy division. 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. Heart and soul the complete bbc recordings martin hannetts personal mixes the best of joy.
A chronological account of the influential late 1970s english rock band. In 1976 four young men from ruined, postindustrial manchester went to see the sex pistols. Fan tribute video to war movie joy division the bravados classic western, full movie, gregory peck, english free full western films duration. Joy division joy division 2008, region 1, dvd discogs. The film is a thorough discussion on the history of the band from the humble beginnings in a bleak manchester. Just happening to coincide with the release of grant gees eponymous documentary, the best of joy division is a 14track, 55minute grab bag of scattered tracks from the bands discography.
Factory instore video 1987 fac 180 including love will tear us apart and several new order songs. Joy division film documentary grant gee, 2007 joy division. Peter hook love will tear us apart joy division 1234 shoreditch by sandham. The film is a thorough discussion on the history of the band from the humble beginnings in a bleak manchester through the death of ian curtis. A black and white biopic of joy division singer ian curtis has won the michael powell award for best new british feature at the edinburgh international film festival. Unknown pleasures is the debut studio album by english rock band joy division, released on 15 june 1979 by factory records. As complete as it is it does not demystify the legacy of joy division for me.
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