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Chris Petit

Chris Petit is a filmmaker and writer. His film Radio On (1979) was re-released last year on DVD. His novels include Robinson, The Hard Shoulder and The Passenger. His latest film is about economy, drift and death.

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Essays & Memoir | The Online Edition
Essays & Memoir | The Online Edition

The Last Modernist

Chris Petit

‘If there were any sense of cultural justice in this country, the Westway – that chunk of concrete modernism – would be renamed after J.G. Ballard.’

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Germany

Chris Petit

‘From an early age I stalked movies for clues to a life I didn't understand.’

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Robinson

Chris Petit

‘One afternoon I woke up in a porno cinema with no memory of getting there.’

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