Numerous other quotes are also recycled from older books and magazines. The documentary really focuses solely on joy division themselves and not this wider, very original music scene which ultimately led to alternative rock. Atmosphere 1988 fac 2 an anton corbijn promo video for the rerelease of atmosphere. Joy division substance 19771988 1988 fac 277 never commercially released. The singer released two albums with the band in 1979s unknown pleasures and 1980s. Joy division, the mercurial manchester based masters of dark post punk sounds, who in ian curtis had one of the eras most tortured souls. Two full days after seeing joy division, the documentary, its difficult to shake off the feeling that this story is ongoing. A documentary about the famous english postpunk rock band joy division, who formed in salford. Joy division s debut album, unknown pleasures, was recorded at strawberry studios, stockport, in april 1979. Download time depends on your internet connection speed, automatic launch and window size depend on browser and player. A documentary about the famous english postpunk rock band joy division, who formed in salford in 1976. Joy division live again in solid documentary reuters. Directed by grant gee and written by jon savage, this documentary actually brings nothing new to the table for hardened fans of the band, of which i am unashamedly amongst that number.
Oct 29, 2007 tied to a filmrelated renewed interest in the band, joy division s three formative, formidable works get cleaned up and reissued in deluxe form. Joy division documentary other download all links and see the movie. They were originally named stiff kittens 2, then changed their name to warsaw 3 and finally became joy division before recording and releasing their first 7 ep an ideal for living. Toronto hollywood reporter arriving at the best possible moment, this documentary about groundbreaking postpunk band joy division is playing festivals alongside control, music. Jon savages documentary joy division is a mustsee hot on the heels of control comes this poweful film that perhaps goes even deeper in exploring. Rent joy division 2007 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Not a bad documentary, especially if you dont know the whole story. Manchester from joy division to happy mondays 2007 original title. On june 4 1976, four young men from ruined, postindustrial manchester, england went to see a sex pistols show at the manchester lesser free trade hall. In june 1976, four young men from ruined, postindustrial manchester, went to see a sex pistols show at the lesser free trade hall. Loaded with rare audio and visual material, like joy division s aborted rca sessions and manager rob grettons notes, gee presents the definitive documentary of a timeless band. Credit allows you to download with unlimited speed.
Joy division were a postpunk band formed in 1976 in salford, greater manchester, united kingdom. Joy division 2007 is the most recent of a group of feature and documentary filmsincluding. Joy division a documentary 2008 dvd documentary including archive footage directed by grant gee written by john savage. Moviesjoy free movies streaming, watch movies online. Control is the biography of joy division lead singer ian curtis, taking his story from schoolboy days of 1973 to his suicide on the eve of the bands first american. Sam riley rises to fame as lead singer of the band joy division. Directed by grant gee written by jon savage main research by. Manchester from joy division to happy mondays release. The script was written by reg traviss and rosemary mason and went into production in 2004 after completion of traviss short film jd pilot in 2003, based. Joy division 2007 pieced together from archival footage as well as new interviews with the remaining band members and musical experts, joy division is the. Joy division were on last and the end of show credits come up over the top of them. A remarkably well made documentary about the band joy division, the city of manchester and the music scene the sprung from there in the late 70s and which continues to be a vital source of talent. A huge percentage of the quotes are transcribed from interviews featured in grant gees 2007 documentary joy division. A husband and father, curtis begins to feel the strain of his bands growing fortune.
Joy division 2007 is the most recent of a group of feature and documentary joy. The film was produced with excellent graphic quality, best ear busting. Joy division film documentary grant gee, 2007 joy division. Download joy division 2007 documentary torrent for free, downloads via magnet link or free movies online to watch in hash. Joy division is a 2007 british documentary film on the british postpunk band joy division, directed by grant gee.
Inside joy division, while not as entertaining as his new order title substance, is far more rewarding. The opening night saw the european premiere of the documentary, joy division. The film explores how the band got together and what influenced them to. Producer martin hannett significantly altered their live sound, a fact that greatly displeased the band at the time. Finally, grant gees theatrically released documentary, joy division, is an. Joy division a documentary 2007 an account of the story of joy division an excellent complement to the two feature films with joy division survivors, factory associates, many other persons who were involved and rare archive footage. Features interviews with the surviving band members now known as new order and neverbeforeseen live performance footage and newly discovered audio tapes. Joy division 1988 fac 211 a short documentary including interviews with new order, rob gretton, tony wilson, alan erasmus and paul morley. While joy divisions first recordings were heavily influenced by early punk, they soon developed a sound and style that made them. Joy division were a british rock band formed in 1976 in salford, greater manchester.
Features interviews with the surviving band members now known as new order and neverbeforeseen live performance footage and. The group consisted of vocalist ian curtis, guitaristkeyboardist bernard sumner, bassist peter hook and drummer stephen morris sumner and hook formed the band after attending a sex pistols concert. The song is cut short at 2 minutes 30 seconds this is probably why its never been shown since. Recorded live in the studio, granada havent shown it since. The interviewees include the three surviving members of the group, tony wilson, peter saville, pete shelley of buzzcocks, genesis breyer porridge of.
Joy division disorder performance from control duration. Originally named warsaw, the band consisted of ian curtis vocals and occasional guitar, bernard sumner guitar and keyboards, peter hook bass guitar and backing vocals and stephen morris drums and percussion. No more second rate documentaries thrown together, offering nothing. The band dissolved in may 1980 after the suicide of its lead singer, ian curtis. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from joy division. One of the shortcomings of anton corbijns acclaimed debut film control, was the importance of the city of manchester in relation to the formation of joy divisions sound was of little significance, as the narrative remained specific to the life of joy division front man ian curtis.
May 03, 2008 the third film, the excellent documentary joy division, scripted by jon savage and directed by grant gee, steers a balanced course between the two earlier ones and is an informative, enlightening. Joy division 2006 stream and watch online moviefone. Years later he is sent to london during the cold war to work for the kgb, where he questions his life. The group consisted of vocalist ian curtis, guitaristkeyboardist bernard sumner, bassist p. Joy division 2007 pieced together from archival footage as well as new interviews with the remaining band members and musical experts, joy division is the definitive documentary about this influential and timeless band. Joy division a documentary 2007 dvd documentary including archive footage norwegian edition.
Inspired by the gig that is now credited with igniting the manchester music scene, they formed what was to become one of the worlds most influential bands, joy division. Jon savages documentary joy division is a mustsee music. Joy division were an english rock band formed in salford in 1976. Grant gee, 2007 european premiere, 7 november 2007, sheffield making of talk, 10 november 2007, sheffield joy division from the end to the beginning the joy division films. Jon savages documentary joy division is a mustsee music the. A chronological account of the influential late 1970s english rock band. Ian curtis vocal, occasional guitar, bernard sumner guitar, keyboards, peter hooky hook bass guitar, backing vocals. Ian curtis has aspirations beyond the trappings of small town life in 1970s england. Joy division is a 2006 britishgermanhungarian film directed by reg traviss. Wanting to emulate his musical heroes, such as david bowie and iggy pop, he joins a band, and his musical. Nov 12, 2007 jon savages documentary joy division is a mustsee hot on the heels of control comes this poweful film that perhaps goes even deeper in exploring the reasons for ian curtiss suicide dave simpson. We have seen this footage and can confirm that it exists. Title joy division wired documentary fac 211 channel blipverts date uploaded 20071126 16. Documentary celebrating the triumph, tragedy and human.
In 1976 four young men from ruined, postindustrial manchester, england went to see the sex pistols. Rent joy division 2007 starring joy division on dvd and bluray. Joy division is a 2007 british documentary film on the british postpunk band joy division, directed by grant gee the film assembles tv clips, newsreel, pictures of modern manchester and manchester in the late 1970s, and interviews. The joy division episode included some interviews with paul morley, vini reilly, tony wilson, barney hoskyns, arthur baker, alan mcghee and pete shelley which we think were shot especially for the program plus steve sutherland the former nme head honcho exploring half truths about nazi connections and coming out with the rather surprising. Nov 20, 2007 sheffields international documentary festival started with a bang in 2007. Joy division documentary on bbc4 friday 27th feb page 2. Apr 04, 2019 a huge percentage of the quotes are transcribed from interviews featured in grant gees 2007 documentary joy division. Joy division documentary french subtitles part 1 youtube. Jon savage is the writer of film documentary joy division, which premieres in the uk at the sheffield international documentary festival on 7 november and will be released early in 2008. Unlike corbijns stately feature, his stylish tribute ends on a more optimistic note. Sep 11, 2007 toronto hollywood reporter arriving at the best possible moment, this documentary about groundbreaking postpunk band joy division is playing festivals alongside control, musicvideo master. Hes talking about films about manchesters finest, joy division. Three years later it was a matter of art, life and death. Joy division the miriam collection 2007 is the elixir weve been seeking for a lifetime.
Joy division is the most effective movie created by kingsway films, with a description of the movie is a teenage orphan fights against the red army at the end of wwii and in the aftermath is adopted by a commissar. The story is a fictional biopic which follows the life of a boy in germany at the end of world war ii into his adulthood in russia and london during the cold war. Manchester from joy division to happy mondays 2007original title. Tied to a filmrelated renewed interest in the band, joy divisions three formative, formidable works get cleaned up and reissued in deluxe form. It is 40 years to the day since joy division frontman ian curtis died by suicide at the age of just 23. An account of the musical journey and ongoing legacy of joy division, the influential manchester postpunk rock band of the late 1970s. Jan 22, 2008 in 1976 four young men from ruined, postindustrial manchester, england went to see the sex pistols. Ian curtis vocal, occasional guitar, bernard sumner guitar. With richard boon, anton corbijn, kevin cummins, ian curtis. The 2007 documentary features commentary by touchs jon wozencroft alongside band members bernard sumner, peter hook and stephen morris, anthony h. For the casual fan, this documentary is a a great introduction to the music and history of joy division, while for the diehard fans there is much archival footage and rare demo material to savour.