Joy Division (2006)
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Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins
Synopsis: Fans of the gloomy Manchester-based band from the late 1970s will have less to feel down about with the release of this rockumentary. JOY DIVISION follows the unlikely rise of these working class lads up to Ian Curtis's suicide, which tore the band apart until it was reborn as New Order.... [More]
Genre: Musical & Performing Arts
Director: Grant Gee
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Though it tends to wear it's artiness on its work shirted sleeve, Joy Division is still a wonderful first person tell-all.
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06/01/08
There will surely come a point when the mythology around Salford's most famous rock group will run dry, but it hasn't yet: this superbly made documentary by Grant Gee deserves to sit on DVD shelves everywhere as a companion piece to Control.
05/02/08
This doco, following the release of Control, the dramatised biopic of Joy Division lead singer Ian Curtis, is a thorough and engaging work that unravels the story of Joy Division in chronological order.
01/24/08
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