Permissive (1972)

When Suzy arrives in London to visit an old school friend she is unwittingly plunged into the ruthless world of the groupie Fuelled by sex drugs and jealousy her new lifestyle fosters in her a cold cynical instinct for survival But tragedy is never far away With its effective blend of gritty location work brooding flashforward devices and a soundtrack by cult acid folk and prog rock legends Comus Forever More who also star and Titus Groan Permissive is a dark British countercultural artefact thats shot through with grim authenticity As a bonus this release also includes Stanley Longs ultrarare Bread a film which whilst exploring the same cultural milieu as Permissive and featuring its own bona fide cult British rock band Juicy Lucy takes a somewhat more lighthearted approach to its subject