Control (2007) Blu-ray Collector's Edition

Umbrella EntertainmentSKU: DAVID5145-COL
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Release Date:  02 April 2025

Extras:

Only available from the Umbrella webstore, the Control Collector's Edition includes:

  • A 48 page book with behind-the-scenes, experiences and art with essays by John Robb, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Everett True
  • Custom designed rigid case and slipcase
  • 8 artcards
  • A3 reversible poster
  • Limited Edition Numbered release

  • Audio Commentary with director/co-producer Anton Corbijn
  • NEW! Critical Audio Commentary with actor, writer, producer Graham Duff
  • The Making of Control featurette
  • NEW! I Witness Report: Memories of Joy Division Concerts
  • NEW! Joy Division (dir: Grant Gee, 2007) - feature length documentary
  • Extended live performances: Transmission, Leaders of Men, Candidate
  • Interview with actor Sam Riley
  • Interview with actors Joe Anderson, James Anthony Pearson and Harry Treadaway (The Band)
  • Interview with director/co-producer Anton Corbijn
  • B-Roll Footage Featurette
  • Trailer

  • Disc type: Blu-ray
    No. of discs: 1
    Running time: 127
    Audio format: 5.1 & 2.0
    Format: 1080P
    Colour: Black & White
    Languages: English
    Aspect ratio: 16:9
    Image ratio: 2.35:1
    Subtitles: English
    Year of Production: 2007
    Release Date: 02 April 2025

    Description

    Only available from the Umbrella webstore, the Control Collector's Edition includes:

    • A 48 page book with behind-the-scenes, experiences and art with essays by John Robb, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Everett True
    • Custom designed rigid case and slipcase
    • 8 artcards
    • A3 reversible poster
    • Limited Edition Numbered release

    Get closer to the truth behind the music in the heartbreaking CONTROL about the short life of Ian Curtis, the devastatingly iconic frontman for Joy Division who died at 23 years old, also featuring the FULL feature-length documentary by Grant Gee from 2007 titled Joy Division.

    Directed by close friend and collaborator of the band Anton Corbijn, Control is a BAFTA and MIFF-winning melancholic modern masterpiece.

    Existence. Well, what does it matter? I exist on the best terms I can. The past is now part of my future. The present is well out of hand. CONTROL is a haunting and visually captivating biographical drama that delves into the turbulent life of Ian Curtis, the enigmatic frontman of the iconic post-punk band Joy Division. With Sam Riley delivering a mesmerizing performance as Curtis, the film takes viewers on a gripping journey through his rise to fame, troubled relationships, and tragic descent into despair. Renowned for his work as a photographer and music video director, Director Anton Corbijn portrays the raw intensity of Ian Curtis’s life in the 1970's.

    Director: Anton Corbijn

    Cast: Alexandra Maria Lara; Ben Naylor; Samantha Morton; Sam Riley; Toby Kebbell

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