Radio On (bluray). RARE Cult Indie Film!

"By any measure, among the cool- est films of the late 1970s. Radio On's spare, hypnotic beauty is pro- pelied even further by its incompa- rably atmospheric soundtrack." -New York Film Festival

"One of the first statements of what might be called the post-punk aes- thetic on film." - Andrew O'Hehir, Salon

Christopher Petit's debut feature Radio On is the rare road movie from England. Since its 1979 release it's become a cult classic and been recognized as one of one of the "100 Greatest British Films" (Little White Lies). Robert (David Beames), the film's enigmatic protagonist, embarks on a road trip from London to Bristol, to investigate the recent death of his brother.

A remarkable collection of art rock, punk and new wave-David Bowie, Devo, Kraftwerk, Robert Fripp, lan Dury and more-soundtracks Robert's journey. The austere urban and rural landscapes he drives through are beautifully and strikingly rendered in black and white by cinematographer Martin Shafer (who had been Wim Wenders camera operator). As Robert drives westward, the radio newscasts he hears and the strangers he meets address the dire sociopolitical and economic state of "Winter of Discontent-era Britain. Petit deftly melds these stylistic, narrative and documentary elements, resulting in an undeniably eerie and reflective mood that casts a hypnotic spell on the viewer.

Soundtrack:

Heroes/Helden DAVID BOWIE Sweet Gene Vincent IAN DURY (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction DEVO Urban Landscape ROBERT FRIPP Always Crashing in the Same Car DAVID BOWIE Radioactivity KRAFTWERK Whole Wide World WRECKLESS ERIC Veronica WRECKLESS ERIC Three Steps to Heaven STING Lucky Number LENE LOVICH Frozen Years THE RUMOUR Ohm Sweet Ohm KRAFTWERK

SPECIAL FEATURES:

-New 4K restoration from original camera negative

-"Before the Explosion of the Image Bank," a newly filmed video interview with director Chris Petit

-Newly recorded audio interview with Chris Petit

-Newly recorded audio commentary by film historian and film maket Kier-La Janisse -Archival video interview with Chris Petit and producer Keith Griffiths

-Radio On (remix) (1998)

-Chris Petit's follow-up digital video essay with sound design by Wire's Bruce Gilbert -Image Gallery

-Original theatrical trailer 

-Booklet with essays by Glenn Kenny, Jason Woog lan Penman, Chris Petit and Rudy Wurlitzer