• Control(2007)

Control(2007)

Sam Riley doesn't just play Curtis; he inhabits his stillness. Much of the film’s power comes from what isn't said. We see Ian watching a train go by, or staring at a cigarette ember, and we feel the crushing weight of his introspection.

Torn between the domestic stability of his wife, Debbie, and the intellectual spark of Annik Honoré, Ian found himself paralyzed by guilt.

The title is the film’s cruelest irony. Ian Curtis was a man losing control of everything:

Sam Riley doesn't just play Curtis; he inhabits his stillness. Much of the film’s power comes from what isn't said. We see Ian watching a train go by, or staring at a cigarette ember, and we feel the crushing weight of his introspection.

Torn between the domestic stability of his wife, Debbie, and the intellectual spark of Annik Honoré, Ian found himself paralyzed by guilt.

The title is the film’s cruelest irony. Ian Curtis was a man losing control of everything: