Control

If there is anything to be learned from the popular culture of the 20th century, it is the fact that, for many artists, death in the flower of their youth is the shortest, quickest, and easiest path to immortality. The history of rock music is full of such examples, one of which is Ian Curtis, the singer of the cult British band Joy Division, who is the subject of the acclaimed 2007 biographical film *Control*. Unli…

Corbijn is a photographer who is famous for shooting many of the biggest names in post punk rock, not least the British band Joy Division and their vocalist Ian Curtis. After more than 30 years in photography, he tries his luck in cinema and takes on a portrait of the dark world of the Joy Division front man, with the help of his widowed wife and her biography of their marriage. Though not a personal favorite of min…