I was part of the movie, I was a roadie with the band best experience ever. The lads were really lovely and very talented, the guy who played the drums was an actor and learned the drums also the guitarist was an actor too he learned to play guitar but bassist was a guitar player and did bass very well and lead man was in a band but was not an actor apparently picked cos he looked like Ian. Since this film he has done more and is a really good actor.

@dimitreze

6 жыл бұрын

cool! thanks for sharing! :)

@rosannavitale6154

6 жыл бұрын

You are welcome. Just wanted to tell you guys on here, who love Joy Division they really were good! Also all my band equipment i.e. Stands Microphones, wires and pa were hired from me for the whole film. When I seen the riot after ian couldn't sing cos had just come out of hospital from attempted Suicide, I thought wtf hahaha in the film all my equipment was laying all around the room and Ian was leaning on my big stage speaker, in that scene after the riot scene lol

@tarajuntan3367

6 жыл бұрын

Many thanks for posting this! Incredible actors. The attention to details was superb. I absolutely salute them for learning how to play the songs. I hope more people will appreciate Joy Division as much as me

@satwadude3371

6 жыл бұрын

He channeled Ian Curtis, Incredible. Most amazing performance ever. But ultimately nothing can replace Ian Curtis' intensity, emotion, power.

@kccooper9452

5 жыл бұрын

Omg you did very well I’m glad to see some experiences from people 😊

I feel, Control is an extremely well made film; being filmed in black and white, made a lot of sense. As a majority of their career, Joy Division was photographed in b/w.

The budget for cigarettes in this movie was 375,000 dollars

@nijenego1

5 жыл бұрын

It's really rare that youtube comment makes me laugh out loud. This one also didn't. Just kidding, it did.

@lv2fishrn971

5 жыл бұрын

@@nijenego1 me too buddy

@jimmurphy9904

4 жыл бұрын

hilarious

@kollusion1

4 жыл бұрын

How much on skins?

@ceeess1204

2 жыл бұрын

British Pounds *

He deserved a fucking Oscar for that performance

@lord.__.doomer5477

3 жыл бұрын

Of course, unfortunately everyone moves for fame/money & clearly Ian Curtis is not Freddie Mercury... it's a shame, but as long as those of us who appreciate the good continue to appreciate it, it will be fine I suppose.

@capriwise7507

Жыл бұрын

The Oscar didn't deserved Ian Curtis. Never ever.

I'd say the biggest difference is that Ian looked quite ill and a bit desperate. The paleness, the circles under the eye, the tilt of the eyebrow...

@franklyms.shankly8688

5 жыл бұрын

@ Nicole Williams Great observation.. I see it as well

@financemanager74017

5 жыл бұрын

You are 100% correct. He always looked miserable and ill.

@franklyms.shankly8688

5 жыл бұрын

@@financemanager74017 Soo sad 😧

@franklyms.shankly8688

4 жыл бұрын

@@RonnyKimmel0815 I totally thought he was until I read more about him. I was shocked to find out he wasn't . The video that he's outside and can't go on stage is why I thought the same . Thought he was dopesick.. From what's I read it was all depression and I believe he drank. This is only what I read. I could be wrong...

@AK-yc9xz

4 жыл бұрын

penny brown from what I read he had severe epilepsy and began having seizures in 1978. He was on a lot of medication for it and I believe his overall condition caused him to be moodier overall and depressed, which also led to drinking and irregular sleep patterns. It's no wonder he looked so ill.

Control was one of the best music biopics ever made. The dude that Played Ian actually channeled Ian Curtis. He must have studied every tape of Ian there ever was. He nailed his mannerisms and dancing but even took it further by actually capturing things like the way Ian would have his eyes half closed in a trance like state. There isn't a whole lot of Ian Curtis video that I have seen the best is the Granada stuff so it's great to see the everyday Ian Curtis sitting at his desk at work. These types of movies either work or they don't and fail hard. This movie is an example of how it's done perfectly. While watching it I actually believed I was watching Joy Division on and off stage. Especially the way Barney Rubble was so into himself and his just standing still bit on stage to Hooky's long strap low hanging high playing perfect bass and Stephen's giant chin and nervousness all the while playing drums like a machine.

@awarewolves1712

Жыл бұрын

" The dude that Played Ian actually channeled Ian Curtis" No he didn't.

Transmission from the original live performance to the movie adaptation despite different sets was almost perfect. Sam Riley from looks to mannerisms made his Ian Curtis version feel like a reincarnation.

@willwolf4627

2 жыл бұрын

Simon Riley really looks likes Ian in this movie

@dextrsoul

Жыл бұрын

@@willwolf4627 Learn that his name is Sam Riley and learn how to fucking spell

@willwolf4627

Жыл бұрын

@@dextrsoul Yeah, i improved my English in these months. Deleted comment.

@dextrsoul

Жыл бұрын

@@willwolf4627 that’s great, but also, his name is SAM RILEY

@willwolf4627

Жыл бұрын

@@dextrsoul SAM RILEY.

Sam really did his homework

The actor did a great job, but obviously doesn't have Ian's exhausted look and haunted eyes !

@agnieszkak-k650

4 жыл бұрын

Sam Riley has brown eyes, and Ian's were blue and "haunted"

@NewZealandWild

4 жыл бұрын

They really needed to give the actor a few Valium or something, just to help him get that look ;)

@kmmining1359

4 жыл бұрын

Ians eyes were exhausted and haunted with dark rings under because he was a Heroin addict. The actor should have copped a habit just to be more realistic and in character.

@lavieenrose5954

3 жыл бұрын

@@kmmining1359 You stupid stupid person.....

@KoiNoYokan37

3 жыл бұрын

@@lavieenrose5954 it was clearly a joke

A few times I've genuinely mistaken the actor for Ian at a glance. Amazing work. Ian has a more... Watery look than the actor but still wonderful

Sam Riley must have studied his arse off to get Ian so bang on. I've got the DVD but the scenes edited together give a good example to anyone who hasn't seen the film, and for those of us around at the time, it can bring back the feeling of just how intense and tortured Ian was. Great editing BTW.

@dimitreze

6 жыл бұрын

thank you! :)

@davidramone3687

6 жыл бұрын

What do you mean “tortured” ?

@liammacann7875

6 жыл бұрын

Roxas Castillo Epilepsy, the plethora of perscripson barbiturates he was on, was clearly severely depressed as well

That guy was born to be Ian lol

@hamburgerdan101

6 жыл бұрын

I was Ian's final nutt

@verunaokumura4836

6 жыл бұрын

Joey Dangerfield is he secretly reborn?

@johnnyjabsco1999

5 жыл бұрын

Sydney O'Bier - I thought Sean Harris was a lot better as Ian.

@Tomokohusband1998

5 жыл бұрын

Sean was shit, he couldnt even dance like Ian

@solcutta-zt9uw

5 жыл бұрын

@@Tomokohusband1998 what how can u say that... He has it down to a tee... He great.

they did an absolutely amazing job w this film and the actor has an uncanny resemblance to ian

@lululu5113

6 жыл бұрын

PIIMAN he looks a lot like him. It's amazing. The only thing missing is the sadness in his eyes. But that can't be faked, or acted out. That's genuine. The actor did great.

@tanzeemahmed7196

6 жыл бұрын

Lulu Lu I was literally going to say the same thing. When Ian performed, you could look into his eyes and see the pain he was in.

Nobody can portray Ian`s EYES! When I first saw the TV performance of Control I was flattened just by his magic eyes!

@DafneMarchesan

3 жыл бұрын

the morning ian died, debbie dreamt of the song The End, specifically the part "ill never look into your eyes again". she woke up, drove home, and found ian dead. gives me goosebumps every time i think about it

@exhumation.666

3 жыл бұрын

@@DafneMarchesan where did you read that? it's interesting

@howalk1505

3 жыл бұрын

Look i made 444 likes LOL

@DafneMarchesan

3 жыл бұрын

@@exhumation.666 Touching from a Distance by Deborah Curtis, towards the end of the book

@exhumation.666

3 жыл бұрын

@@DafneMarchesan oh wow thanks u mate

This is wonderful! The only thing that I found about his portrayal of dear Ian is that he was a bit too confident, Ian always struck me as someone not too comfortable in his own skin - and was a bit unsure of himself. He just screamed it while on stage, he'd lose control of himself and let it all out while on the mic. Whereas with the actor that wasn't fully embodied, I feel. Still an amazing film & a great portrayal nonetheless!

@SomeRandomHobo44

3 жыл бұрын

Thats an interesting note. I can definitely see it. I would attribute it to the fact that its a movie: so probably the director / writers / movie studio made that conscious choice since they're the ones in control usually.

@lizashling2786

3 жыл бұрын

The accent was wrong too - Ian Curtis did not have a Yorkshire accent.

I notice some here saying things like "you can't do Ian" etc. This is grossly unfair, these guys have done a truly amazing job - and they have done so much to demonstrate the talent of not just Ian, but the band as a whole. I am eternally grateful to the work of these guys for keeping the memory of Joy Division strong (especially in this hollow musically empty time we live in now).

@dimitreze

6 жыл бұрын

I became of fan of the band after the movie. I knew nothing before and after the movie I was in love! :)

@satwadude3371

6 жыл бұрын

I was a fan in '79. I thought they would fade away in my mind after a while. But seem more relevant today than ever.

@Spiderboyish

5 жыл бұрын

"hollow musical time"? You must be blind, there's plenty of great bands and artists out there, don't listen to what's on the radio, look for it on Internet

@ComradeLavender

4 жыл бұрын

People that say music is hollow and empty now don't put any effort into looking.

@jamspandex4973

4 жыл бұрын

@@ComradeLavender I was a fan of Joy Division before the film, as were many of my friends, and we were all of us amazed at just what an authentic and convincing job was done for the film. Fair play to Sam, usually "biopics" of people are awful - they don't look like them, they don't sound like them, but Sam really got it right.

Actually one of the best movies I had ever seen

@spaceslav8954

4 жыл бұрын

Right? It's amazing when you consider that it's the directors debut movie.

@cash3397

4 жыл бұрын

Franz Müller well Citizen Kane was orson wells debut film as well and is considered the best film ever

@angelikasadlovski6970

3 жыл бұрын

I feel the same! Best wishes for you from russia. I still miss Ian, he was a big artist!

Probably missed by many, but I really appreciated how you split the audio between the two sequences - left & right.

This is the only music film I’ve seen where I truly felt I was watching the original band. All of the actors were incredible in their on stage performances.

Sam Riley is now married to Alexandra Maria Lara, who played Ian's love interest Annik Honore in the movie. Annik Honore sadly died in 2014.

@MJQueenForever

5 жыл бұрын

That's quite eerie... 😨

@rickg8015

5 жыл бұрын

Jeff Walker lucky bastard lol..

@akiva7774

4 жыл бұрын

Lara played Hitler's secretary Traudl Junge in Downfall (2004).

@thumbsuckered

4 жыл бұрын

She’s not dead. They are still married and they have a son called Ben

@jeffwalker7185

4 жыл бұрын

@@thumbsuckered Annik Honore, the journalist/photographer portrayed by Alexandra Maria Lara played in Control died in 2014. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annik_Honor%C3%A9

As a bass player, I appreciate when actors really study what their characters played and how they did it. All of them look like they really play their parts, but there is just no way of faking how Stephen Morris made those 16ths on the hi-hat look like 64ths, lol Great recreation of a great band.

@willovacc_1847

6 ай бұрын

What is a 16th and 64th?

Sam Riley's a legend, it really feels like he *is* Ian sometimes i keep needing to remind myself that it's an actor, i remember the first time i really dug into this movie i ended up searching all over for behind the scenes footage just because i wanted to see Sam, and all you can see in the movie is Ian i guess i just wanted confirmation that Sam existed, really

@Galloway278

2 жыл бұрын

I was totally bought into it too. He did a phenomenal job. I felt I was watching Joy Division.

the guy who made Control is the same guy that made the video for Atmosphere, Anton Corbijn, dutch guy and a massive fan of JD

@wilhelmvg9978

3 жыл бұрын

He also photographed the band and is responsible for many of the most famous portraits of Ian.

@MrJvne

3 жыл бұрын

Corbjin is just one of the greatest photographers still alive...

@erazet3084

3 жыл бұрын

Oh damn! Didn't know this. I assume you mean the originsl video from the 80s right? the one with the jawa/kkk looking ppl?

thank you for making this! so cool that the band actually learned the songs, and sam riley acts exactly like ian. one of the best films i've ever seen.

You can really see the sickness Ian’s face, I think that’s part of the beauty of his performance is you can see someone despite their struggle creating beautiful art.

Just seeing this movie first time. I am old enough to have been a fan when Ian was alive. Obviously you can’t reproduce exactly but this is one hell of a good job, i do see the emotional aspects in his eyes, you can’t reproduce everything. I always had the sense Ian would take his own life. Sadly I have known other, true friends that were great artist, but something inside them lead them to take their lives.

I know we've had some 'great' music biopics this last few years but 'Control' was really on the ball for me. I'd really like such an honest view of Nirvana and Prince's life

Really impressive! How do you find four lookalikes who are simultaneously soundalikes and great actors as well?! Incredible!

I've always said he was like Ian but watching both at the same time .it's so eerie to 👍 but amazing his similarities he deserved to play Ian it's like he's reincarnated . God bless ian watching anything with him always brings a tear to my eye. My brother killed himself 5 years ago. And my dad died in 1983 .in an epileptic fit . I'm just glad now it's been made more aware the illness . Xx rip 40 years on we LOVE you .

Really enjoyed this movie. Very well done. If the actors ever toured as a Joy Division tribute band I would definitely go.

I've listened to every Joy Division song thousands of times and it still makes me emotional. Time to rewatch Control now!

brilliant reconstruction!

Saw this film tonight for the first time. Brilliant film and the acting was out of this world.

The guy who played Ian deserve d an oscar

@SomeRandomHobo44

3 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, popularity determines oscars :/. Not that I'm saying Sam Riley doesn't deserve an oscar, but wish this movie and Joy Division in general was more well known.

Unbelievable. Never seen an actor capture the accuracy like sam.

You know you've done something right when the only things separating the clips from the movie and the old footage is Peter using a genuine Rick instead of his cheap copy Hondo Rick, and the guitarist playing the same chords but on different strings. This movie must've been very well researched!

This movie was phenomenal, they nailed Joy Division's whole vibe & aesthetic. Attention to detail was amazing. Sam Riley was incredible as Ian Curtis, he deserved an Oscar imo

I would sometimes, going back and forth between the versions, get mixed up on who was the real Joy Division. I am not a fan who has seen all these videos a hundred times. And they really took the time to get people that looked so much like them. Some movies the people behind them don't seem to care about that, or think it matters, but it does make it more powerful when you really forget that you are not watching the actual people,

@paulbeardsley4095

6 жыл бұрын

It's when you're watching Control, get to the end, then suddenly they're talking to an alive-and-well Sam Riley and you think, "Wow, he's still alive!"

Loved this film it brought me to tears. RIP Ian Curtis ❤

One of my all time favorite bands. Ian Curtis passed a few years before I was born but he had a way with words. I’m happy some of the members were able to move on and still have success, they were all so talented.

De longe a melhor retratação de Ian Curtis....perfeito Sam Riley, merece muitos elogios pela obra prima realizada!!!! Uma banda que em 4 anos de atividade influenciou e continua influenciando muitos músicos... músicos mesmo, não enganações!! O melhor sem dúvidas!!

Amazing editing. I went from being convinced I heard Ian in my left ear and Sam in my right, then it dawned on me after a while it was the other way around.

Control had one minor mistake. When transmission in played, in the actual tv recording, they are supposed to play shadowplay. Granada TV actually

even in 2021 they still sound like they could of come out this year! Its like they are the blueprint for all indie music.

Fantastic film. The guy that played Ian was brilliant. He did him justice and that is saying something.

Sam Riley totally nailed it as Ian Curtis and he could truly sing 👏👏

I saw the film in the cinema as part of an audience of three. I remember thinking they couldn't have picked a better actor for the role of Ian. I also remember that I couldn't keep my feet still as the music was so superb.

Thank you so much for making this

@dimitreze

7 жыл бұрын

you welcome

this is what a biopic should be like. this film was amazing

The original "" Something Else" programme that also had the jam on it was a kids TV show "Something else for young teens" named after the Sid Vicious (cover)..song , crazy to think Joy Division were on kids TV and why that was neve r shown in the film,I saw then twice as Wasaw supporting other bands and then in 1979 as joy Division and they were amazing!! Along with Magazine the best bands I saw at Eric's punk club in Liverpool in 1978/79 (I was 14/15) if I remember right it cost 1pound twenty to get in ..Lol we also saw the Clash,Damned 999 X-ray spex,suicide,the slits,Magazine,the buzzcocks,adverts,999,Rezilloes,Souxsie and the banshees the Fall John Cooper clarke,gang of 4,the cure, the strangers,steel pulse,Elvis Costello reckless eric,Ian dury and the blockheads, I was so lucky to be in the right place at the right time the under 21s on a Sat afternoon ( one of the great things punk gave us! ..under21 gigs with no booze( we got our own on the way ..lol )

His portrayal is so much better than the guy who plays him in 24 hour party people . I never really knew the story behind the band, the lead singer or their story in music. I knew of one song. Watched control and now I'm obsessed by the whole story and rise of the band. Riley captured Ian in opposite ways off and onstage but at the same time expressing his sadness and pain in scenes where he's either giving it all on stage or suffering seizures. Control is an amazing and heartbreaking story of a British music legend. Gone too soon for so many reasons . Forever remembered by millions more.

What a fantastic editing job, matching the movie to archive footage is genius level.

@dimitreze

2 жыл бұрын

thanks

It was an amazing film. It didn't need to capture every scene perfectly, we already have the footage. By god, it captured the energy of the band. I thought all four members of Joy Division were excellent, particularly Peter Hook.

The Transmission comparison made me feel really weird

this is a clear document of how an great Actor take seriously the role. simply amazing.

He was so beautiful🖤✨ I can’t believe they found someone that looked just like him.

The actor did a bang up job portraying Ian Curtis according to these clips, i haven't seen the movie just these but he's well on point. Also, what a great front man, everything you want for a guy to take centre stage.

Yeah absolutely!!! - so glad you made this vid. - Big thumbs up!! - I thought the movie was a bit of a generalised cartoon of what really happened, BUT - the acting of Ian Curtis on the mic was truly amazing: and totally indistinguishable - he must have been channeling Ians spirit - no doubt! - thanks again, great work! 👍👍👍👍 !!

awesome edition dude !! well done , thanx . And What a mindblowing job of those guys who played the joy division roles

This was well put together. Excellent.

he played him really well but they shouldve emphasised his eyes and exhausted expression to match ians

@Ponkinette.Veronika66

4 жыл бұрын

You are very severe!

This is incredibly hard to do! Amazing work from the crew who recreated the shots (with more of a cinematic look of course) but got to give it to the actors my gosh the accuracy of the moves even the stance of the them just playing their instruments, but you know the dude playing Ian rehearsed shot by shot how to move

Jesus Christ Sam Riley is beyond amazing !

Amassing truly you see often Elvis impersonators and you think hum but this guy who takes Ian Curtis is just amazing what a tribute to the man who was a true great and sadly will never see again, rest in peace you are living again through someone else .

Wow this gave me head chills thanks for making this

Love that movie. I just wish they had a in color version. I do understand however why they did it in black and white to catch the era at that time. My favorite band and movie.

@mikeygoodboi

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, because movies were in black n white in 1979/1980. :>)

that drummer in the movie when transmission, just like see steph young again. the gesture omg

Fantastic movie however they glossed over his condition and the toll it took. The medications did as much damage as the illness. The side effects alone were enough to emotionally cripple anyone. Let alone a 23 year old with a wife, a child and on the verge of super stardom. Kudos to Deborah for not focusing on all the agony she must have endured. Loving someone who is incapable of loving you back is a very heavy weight to carry.

@EulogizingSleep

Жыл бұрын

She certainly had every right to be upset with him at the time but it was a bit of a surprise to read her book and hear how much ill will she harbors towards him.

I salute you sir. I think you did a cracking job syncing up the tunes there. Nice one.

Always thought the Bernard Sumner casting was spot on

The actor fucking nailed it

Amazing... and what a work editing this, hats off !

@dimitreze

6 жыл бұрын

+kuttersprodukt thank you! ☺

There is no comparison, Ian's dancing was pure nervous tension and anxiety and also purely natural and unforced

@satwadude3371

6 жыл бұрын

Ian's dancing was nor pure nervous tension and anxiety . He was channeling something from another dimension, and it has not died.

@DeadAngel14

5 жыл бұрын

Are you dumb ? Do you know what acting even mean ?

@explanationmark_

5 жыл бұрын

He-Mans Furry Trunks lmao what else was he meant to do he’s fucking acting

@SomeRandomHobo44

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao, like others mentioned, the guys an actor in the film...

2019 and still have goose bumps

Thank you so much for this amazing job

First 3 words i heard uttered in that awsome rift...."Radio...........live transmi-sion. that was it, i was hooked.

It is astounding watching the side by side comparison. The actors/musicians in Control are a reincarnation of Joy Division. The cast should tour as a Joy Division tribute band. People would flock to see them!

this is just an amazing work. thanks so much!!!!

@dimitreze

7 жыл бұрын

you welcome! :)

This movie introduced me to JD. And it is such a beautiful movie too. RIP Ian

@dimitreze

3 жыл бұрын

same here

Some of these are a little bit different. When tony talked at the beginning of "transmission" in control, this is the "intro" of "Shadowplay" which they also played at "something else" And where they playing "leaders of men" its actually "at a later date", because Bernhard says at the beginning "does anybody remind rudolf hess?" and at the live show of "at a later date" it was the same. Anyway, i fucking love this movie!

The whole band of actors nailed it

Excellent compilation!

i am depressed, i have been listening to a few Joy Division songs for a couple of years now and i never knew the sad story about the lead singer :(

I have watched Control tons of time i wish i could find a store bought copy but ill be afraid ill watch it too much lol its a very impressive movie Sam Riley did a good job at sounding like Ian

@ucantcompare2U2

6 жыл бұрын

Shipped from England via Ebay. Find a vendor with a good rep. Got mine.

Thank you for this!

I picked a good time to discover this video. Today would've been Ian's *66th* birthday!

If ever an Oscar was deserved it should go to Sam Riley. I watched Control last weekend for the first time and felt like I was witnessing real footage it was so well done. I’m awestruck. And disturbed. Phenomenal film.

Great job!! (Both Sam's and the video edition)

found this dvd at a pawn shop.. had no idea who joy division were..

this is really sad he always looks in danger

@diegovargas3377

5 жыл бұрын

Naaa it the creater of raw power if he wasn't born no more raw power

3:49 the Synare2 analog electronic drum! I've got the same one.

@BrandonJFlores

5 жыл бұрын

Lucky!

Sam Riley did such a good job in this roll, but I think it would be impossible for anyone to replicate the anguish in Ians eyes.

Cool edit and side by side!

This guy did a great job being Ian 👍

Un magnífico actor que interpreta una performance espectacular... Bravo!!!

@vw-escarabajo-ica

4 жыл бұрын

Buenísimo

My journey to Joy Division, I saw the crow and of course one of the most iconic scenes from that movie is when Eric is running across you roofs of the buildings, I'm fascinated by the song with the awesome bass line so I bought the crow soundtrack found the song wanted to know about the group who performed it NIN, I ended up being a huge fan. I saw a concert where he started to plays his favorite song by Joy division then began playing dead souls I'm like whaaaaaat!!!!! that's a cover!!!! so back to the digging I go!! bought a joy division album been a fan since.....Thanks Trent Reznor❤️

brilllant work thanks

Underrated film even outside the Joy Division fandom.

Such a good actor.

Wow. A time of truly ground-breaking, amazing music.