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 J
Theatrical release poster
Barton Street in Macclesfield, 2014, shot in colour and processed in black and white as Corbijn did, similar to a scene in the film
Ian Kevin Curtis was an English singer, songwriter and musician. He was the lead vocalist, songwriter, and occasional guitarist of the band Joy Division, with whom he released the albums Unknown Pleas
Curtis performing in July 1979
Curtis's grave marker at Macclesfield Cemetery
Close-up of Curtis's gravestone
77 Barton Street, Macclesfield, seen here in 2008. The living room is to the right of the white front door and the kitchen, where Ian Curtis died, is behind the window to the left.