| Other author/creator | Corbijn, Anton. |
| Other author/creator | Eckert, Todd. |
| Other author/creator | Williams, Orian. |
| Other author/creator | Greenhalgh, Matt. |
| Other author/creator | Morton, Samantha. |
| Other author/creator | Riley, Sam. |
| Other author/creator | Lara, Alexandra Maria, 1978- |
| Other author/creator | Anderson, Joe. |
| Other author/creator | Kebbell, Toby. |
| Other author/creator | Parkinson, Craig. |
| Other author/creator | Pearson, James Anthony. |
| Other author/creator | Naylor, Ben. |
| Other author/creator | Curtis, Deborah Touching from a distance. |
| Other author/creator | NorthSee (Firm) |
| Other author/creator | Three Dogs & a Pony (Firm) |
| Other author/creator | Warner Music Group. |
| Other author/creator | Weinstein Company. |
| Variant title |
Tragic tale of the singer of Joy Division |
| Series |
Miriam collection ; 3
Miriam collection ; 3. ^A783074
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| Abstract |
Ian Curtis has aspirations beyond the trappings of small town life in 1970s England. Wanting to emulate his musical heroes, he joins a band, and his musical ambition begins to thrive. Soon though, the everyday fears and emotions, fueled by his music, slowly begin to eat away at him. Married young, with a daughter, he is distracted from his family commitments by a new love and the growing expectations of his band, Joy Division. The strain manifests itself in his health. With epilepsy adding to his guilt and desperation, depression takes hold. Surrendering to the weight on his shoulder, Ian's tortured soul consumes him and leads him to commit suicide at the age of 23. |
| General note | Title from container. |
| General note | Based on the autobiography "Touching from a distance" by Deborah Curtis. |
| Credits | Director of photography, Martin Ruhe ; editor, Andrew Hulme ; music, Joy Division, New Order ; costume designer, Julian Day ; production designer, Chris Roope. |
| Cast |
Samantha Morton, Sam Riley, Alexandra Maria Lara, Joe Anderson, Toby Kebbell, Craig Parkinson, James Anthony Pearson, Ben Naylor. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R; for language and brief sexuality. |
| Technical details | DVD. |
| Language | English dialogue, English or Spanish subtitles. |
| Awards note | Cannes Film Festival, 2007: Golden Camera - Special Mention (Anton Corbijn) ; Label Europa Cinemas (Anton Corbijn) ; Prix Regards Jeune (Antone Corbijn) |
| Genre/form | Biographical films. |
| Genre/form | Film adaptations. |
| Genre/form | Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Genre/form | Fiction films. |
| Genre/form | Feature films. |
| ISBN | 1594450099 |
| ISBN | 9781594450099 |
| UPC |
796019810258 |
| Publisher number | 81025 Weinstein Company |
| Stock number | Midwest Tape http://www.midwesttapes.com |
