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Control

Directed by Anton Corbijn · Cinematography by Martin Ruhe

R122 min64 frames

Drama

He had the spirit, but lost the feeling.

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Control movie still: closeup — A dimly lit room interior features a doorway in the background. A young man stands in profile in the foreground as a…Control movie still: closeup — A view through a window inside a train carriage looking at a passenger. The young man gazes outward while his…Control movie still: establishing — A stone chapel with a tall chimney stands within a dense, historic graveyard. Dark smoke drifts upward into the…Control movie still: medium — A shirtless young man lies on a bed next to a cluttered bedside table. Scattered items include a glass ashtray with…Control movie still: medium — An open, light-filled environment with a flat, bright background suggestive of a beach. A woman with dark hair and a…Control movie still: medium — A minimalist bedroom interior features textured wallpaper and a twin bed under a sconce. A man sits facing forward…Control movie still: medium — A residential staircase features white paneling and a vertical black railing in the foreground. A young man wearing a…Control movie still: medium — A dark, industrial rehearsal space features concrete walls and exposed wiring in the background. A young man sings…Control movie still: closeup — A dark, wet window pane frame obscures the view of a rainy night exterior. A man in a dark coat stands outside…Control movie still: medium — A man stands inside a classic red British style public telephone box. He speaks into the handset while framed by the…Control movie still: fullbody — A man and woman stand on a sidewalk next to a textured brick wall. A third person walks away in the distance on a…Control movie still: medium — A sparsely furnished 1990s living room features a dark leather armchair positioned centrally. A young man sits in the…Control movie still: medium — A night exterior features a large illuminated marquee board announcing a Sex Pistols concert. Two men stand in the…Control movie still: closeup — An interior space features soft out-of-focus highlights in the blurred background. A young woman turns to look at the…Control movie still: medium — A dark concert venue with a large audience visible in the out-of-focus background. A performer stands at a microphone…Control movie still: closeup — A man lies on a carpeted floor in a dark interior space. His head is turned to the side while his hands rest near his…
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What is Control about?

The story of Joy Division’s lead singer Ian Curtis, from his schoolboy days in 1973 to his suicide on the eve of the band's first American tour in 1980.

Control is a 2007 biographical film about the life of Ian Curtis, singer of the late-1970s English rock band Joy Division. It is the first feature film directed by Anton Corbijn, who had worked with Joy Division as a photographer. The screenplay by Matt Greenhalgh was based on the biography Touching from a Distance by Curtis's widow Deborah, who served as a co-producer on the film. Tony Wilson, who released Joy Division's records through his Factory Records label, also served as a co-producer. Curtis' bandmates Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, and Stephen Morris provided incidental music for the soundtrack via their post-Joy Division incarnation New Order. Control was filmed partly on location in Nottingham, Manchester, and Macclesfield, including areas where Curtis lived, and was shot in colour and then printed to black-and-white. Its title comes from the Joy Division song "She's Lost Control", and alludes to the fact that much of the plot deals with the notion that Curtis tried to remain in control of his own life, and yet had no control over his epilepsy and pharmaceutical side effects.

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What does the cinematography of Control look like?

Sampled across 64 frames, the coverage of Control leans on medium shots (61% of the sample) and wide compositions (17%). Cinematographer Martin Ruhe keeps 42% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Night and dusk account for 45% of the frames. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 58% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Control?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Control are #010101, #8c8c8c, #303030, #fdfdfd, #c9c9c9, #6e6e6e — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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