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Joy Division (2009)

28/01/2009 (GB)Documentary, Music1h 40m
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A chronological account of the influential late 1970s English rock band.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. Anton Corbijn

      Anton Corbijn

      Self

    2. Kevin Cummins

      Self

    3. Richard Boon

      Self

    4. Ian Curtis

      Ian Curtis

      Self (archive footage)

    5. Peter Hook

      Peter Hook

      Self

    6. Bernard Sumner

      Bernard Sumner

      Self

    7. Stephen Morris

      Stephen Morris

      Self

    8. Paul Morley

      Paul Morley

      Self

    9. Genesis P-Orridge

      Self

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    A review by John Chard

    8.0
    Written by John Chard on Mar 1, 2015

    In the shadowplay acting out your own death knowing no more. Joy Division, the mercurial Manchester based masters of dark post punk sounds, who in Ian Curtis had one of the eras most tortured souls. 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. There is a tendency with musical documentaries to be over praised by fans simply because, well, they just love to see their idols/heroes/inspirations up there on the screen. Grant Gee's film has strong merits a...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

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    Keywords

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