Format:
1 Blu-ray Disc (104 min)
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schwarz-weiß
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1 Beiheft (36 Seiten)
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12 cm
Content:
"Following a London DJ (David Beames) on the road to Bristol to investigate the death of his brother, Radio On offers a compelling, even mythic, vision of England stalled between dashed hopes of cultural and social change and the imminent upheaval of Thatcherism. Chris Petit's cult classic is one of the most striking feature debuts in British cinema - a haunting blend of mystery story and existential road movie, crammed with eerie evocations of the English landscape. Stunningly photographed in monochrome by Wim Wenders' assistant cameraman Martin Schäfer, the film is driven by a soundtrack featuring David Bowie, Kraftwerk, Lene Lovich, Ian Dury; Wreckless Eric, Robert Fripp and Devo, and reveals an early screen performance by Sting."
Note:
Original: Großbritannien, Deutschland 1979
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Special features: newly restored by the BFI from the original camera negative ; newly recorded audio interview in which director Chris Petit revisits key scenes in "Radio on" (2021, 52 mins) ; new interview with film writer Jason Wood (2021, 54 mins) ; interview with Chris Petit and producer Keith Griffiths (2008, 42 mins) ; "Radio on (remix)", (1998, 24 mins): a digital video essay with radical disruption of the original soundtrack by Wire’s Bruce Gilbert ; "Coping with Cupid" (1991, 18 mins): three blondes from another planet land on Earth to conduct research into romantic love in this short film directed by musician and author Viv Albertine ; "On the road" (1972 + 1975, 47 mins): a pair of public information films, with "L For logic" providing a flashback to driving tests in the 70s and "The motorway file", directed by Ferdinand Fairfax (Jeeves and Wooster, Danger UXB) on the dangers of motorway driving ; original trailer ; image gallery ; newly commissioned sleeve artwork by Matt Needle
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Bildformat 1.85:1
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Coping with Cupid
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Sprache: Englisch - Untertitel: Englisch für Hörgeschädigte
Language:
English
Subjects:
General works
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English Studies
Keywords:
Film
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Blu-Ray-Disc
Author information:
Petit, Christopher 1949-
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