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    Radio On (1979)

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    London DJ Robert (David Beames) is driving from London to Bristol in a battered old Rover to uncover the mystery of his brother’s suicide.

    En route, he discovers himself in bizarre and surreal situations as he meets people as lost as himself – a squaddie on leave from Northern Ireland, a German woman called Ingrid (Lisa Kreuzer) on the hunt for her child, and – most bizarrely – garage attendant Sting doing an Eddie Cochran impression.

    Radio On defies description. It is scriptless, slow, and incoherent and seems aimless, pointless and futile. Best not to analyse it too much.

    It was directed by a former film critic (Christopher Petit) who clearly had a Wim Wenders fetish, which explains why it’s shot in black and white and features a soundtrack full of Krautrock synth music.

    You’ll enjoy the photography if you like art student pretentiousness.

    Robert
    David Beames
    Ingrid
    Lisa Kreuzer
    Kathy
    Sandy Ratcliff
    Deserter
    Andrew Byatt
    Girl
    Sue Jones-Davies
    Just Like Eddie
    Sting
    Aunt
    Sabina Michael
    German Woman
    Katja Kersten
    Kid
    Paul Hollywood

    Director
    Christopher Petit

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