
Control (2007)
A high watermark for musical biopics. I think It holds up as a piece of art on par with Joy Division’s own discography. Which is something that can’t be said for any of the new wave of musical biopics.
The lighting, the quiet lingering shots of nothing, the oppressive council grey tone and the hypnotic meandering of the narrative as it snakes and unfolds to the next big revelation. It’s all so well crafted.
obviously it wasn’t commercially viable. But Jesus Christ I wish we could get more films like this and less like Michael.
Are there any over slept on Gems on par with this?