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is an amazing British film from 1970. It starts out as a harsh realist
drama about the violent lives of gangsters, but then goes off into a
crazy world of sex, drugs, and rock and roll, with a definite occult /
mystic twist to it. It's reminiscent of
These Are The Damned,
except the sudden turning point
veers into Kenneth Anger instead of Ray Bradbury.
The trio representing the occult world are played by Mick Jagger,
Anita Pallenberg (notorious Rolling Stones girlfriend, also played
The Great Tyrant in Barbarella), and
Michèle Breton (who never appeared in any other films).
Jagger is surprisingly good in this role. (Of course he is
basicly playing himself.)
I also found it reminiscent of
O, Lucky Man!
in its bewildering intersection of the traditional and normal with
the bizarre and underground, as well as the musical sequences.
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