A profile of Ian Curtis, the enigmatic singer of Joy Division whose personal, professional, and romantic troubles led him to commit suicide at the age of 23.
Director: Anton Corbijn
Stars: Sam Riley, Samantha Morton, Craig Parkinson.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0421082/
Watched online, ok print.
24 songs in the Soundtracks, 13 written by Ian Curtis & 3 others; of those, 3 are performed by Joy Division, 9 by the actors portraying them, and 1 another group.
I don't know the music; per a google search, it's post-punk. I was reminded of The Doors, but less melodic and less abstract lyrics (but not to the extent that the lyrics could qualify for American country music), perhaps more depressive.
Ian has epilepsy, and the drugs he took attempting to control it had depressive side effects. He was in love with a reporter who had interviewed him, but didn't want to divorce his wife, but she wanted to divorce him.
Their accents are hard for me to understand, and when I cranked up the volume, here comes a song to blow up the sound. No English subtitles on this print.
Not worth a second look. Not sure why the ratings are so good; band fans? Don't want to read reviews to find out.
Rated 7.7 (57,016)
distr. Weinstein, dir. Corbijn; 5
