RADIO ON
Dir. Christopher Petit
Cast: David Beames, Lisa Kreuzer, Sandy Ratcliff
1979, 104mins, English, 18

A beautiful, melancholic oddity of British cinema, Radio On is a haunting existential road movie set in 1970s England. It follows a young DJ as he drives from London to Bristol following the unexplained death of his brother. Produced by Wim Wenders, whose imprint on the film is undeniable, it is beautifully shot in black and white by his cinematographer Martin Schäfer and accompanied by a memorable New Wave soundtrack including Kraftwerk, Bowie, Ian Dury, Wreckless Eric and Lene Lovich.