'So this is permanence; love-shattered pride'
There is going to be a special screening this Thursday at Studiofilmclub of Control (2007), with the film's director, Anton Corbijn, present. Corbijn is best known for his iconic, black-and-white portrait photographs of musicians such as the Rolling Stones, Miles Davis and Bruce Springsteen. He has also made music videos for the likes of U2 and Depeche Mode. Control , a multiple prize-winner at the Cannes Film Festival, is the story of the late Ian Curtis, singer for the short-lived but highly acclaimed late-'70s Manchester rock group Joy Division. Sam Riley (who stars in the new film adaptation of Brighton Rock ) takes on the role of Curtis, while Samantha Morton ( In America , Elizabeth: The Golden Age ) plays his wife, Deborah Curtis. Following the screening I will moderate a q+a session with Corbijn. After the film the band jointpop, who this year are celebrating their fifteenth anniversary, will play a short set of some of their best-loved songs. All this happens at SFC (B...