Permissive (film)
Encyclopedia
Permissive is a British film released in 1970, directed by Lindsay Shonteff
. Written by Jeremy Craig Dryden, it depicts a young girl's progress through the rock music groupie
subculture of the time.
), bass player and singer with the band Forever More
. At first Suzy is just one of many girls who follow the groups and make themselves sexually available to musicians and their hangers-on (a type represented by Forever More's road manager Jimmy, played by Gilbert Wynne). When the band go on tour she is left behind. For some time she lives on the streets with Pogo (Robert D'Aubigny, credited as "Robert Daubigny"), a gentle hippie drifter who is eventually killed in a road accident.
After the accident Suzy meets Fiona again. She becomes accepted as part of Forever More's entourage, and develops the glamorous style and hard attitude of an experienced groupie. She makes a play for Lee and ousts Fiona from her status as his 'old lady.' In the final scene, the band are about to leave their hotel when Suzy finds Fiona in the bathroom with her wrists slashed. She walks out, abandoning her former friend.
. Alan Gorrie went on to commercial success as a member of the Average White Band.
The cult folk band Comus
provided the film's opening title theme and other incidental music and songs.
Also featured were Titus Groan.
's Flipside
series on 25 January 2010. The disc also includes the feature film Bread (directed by Stanley Long, 1971) and the short Ave You Got a Male Assistant Please Miss? (Graham Jones, Jon Astley, 1973).
Lindsay Shonteff
Lindsay Craig Shonteff was a Canadian born film director, film producer and screenwriter who achieved fame for low budget films produced in England.-Biography:...
. Written by Jeremy Craig Dryden, it depicts a young girl's progress through the rock music groupie
Groupie
A groupie is a person who seeks emotional and sexual intimacy with a musician or other celebrity. "Groupie" is derived from group in reference to a musical group, but the word is also used in a more general sense, especially in casual conversation....
subculture of the time.
Synopsis
Suzy (Maggie Stride) arrives in London with nowhere to stay. She meets a friend, Fiona (Gay Singleton), a groupie who has settled into a relationship with Lee (Alan GorrieAlan Gorrie
Alan Gorrie is a Scottish bassist, guitarist, keyboardist and singer. He is a founding member of the Average White Band and remains one of two original members in the group's current line-up....
), bass player and singer with the band Forever More
Forever More (band)
Forever More was a late 1960s and early 1970s Scottish progressive rock band, featuring Alan Gorrie and Onnie Mair , who would later go on to form the Average White Band...
. At first Suzy is just one of many girls who follow the groups and make themselves sexually available to musicians and their hangers-on (a type represented by Forever More's road manager Jimmy, played by Gilbert Wynne). When the band go on tour she is left behind. For some time she lives on the streets with Pogo (Robert D'Aubigny, credited as "Robert Daubigny"), a gentle hippie drifter who is eventually killed in a road accident.
After the accident Suzy meets Fiona again. She becomes accepted as part of Forever More's entourage, and develops the glamorous style and hard attitude of an experienced groupie. She makes a play for Lee and ousts Fiona from her status as his 'old lady.' In the final scene, the band are about to leave their hotel when Suzy finds Fiona in the bathroom with her wrists slashed. She walks out, abandoning her former friend.
Music
Forever More were a genuine performing band, although the band members play characters other than themselves in the film. Songs from the soundtrack appear on their album Yours - Forever MoreYours - Forever More
Yours - Forever More was the debut album of the Scottish progressive rock group Forever More. Recorded in 1969, it was released as a vinyl album in 1970...
. Alan Gorrie went on to commercial success as a member of the Average White Band.
The cult folk band Comus
Comus (band)
Comus is a British progressive rock / folk band which had a brief career in the early 1970s; their first album, First Utterance, gave them a cult following which persists. They have revived in the late 2000s and played several festivals.-History:...
provided the film's opening title theme and other incidental music and songs.
Also featured were Titus Groan.
DVD & Blu-ray Release
Permissive was released on DVD and Blu-Ray in the UK as part of the BFIBritish Film Institute
The British Film Institute is a charitable organisation established by Royal Charter to:-Cinemas:The BFI runs the BFI Southbank and IMAX theatre, both located on the south bank of the River Thames in London...
's Flipside
BFI Flipside
BFI Flipside is a series of DVD releases from the British Film Institute launched in May 2009. The sleeve notes to the DVD Kim Newman's Guide to the Flipside of British Cinema state that the series is "rescuing weird and wonderful British films from obscurity and presenting them in new high-quality...
series on 25 January 2010. The disc also includes the feature film Bread (directed by Stanley Long, 1971) and the short Ave You Got a Male Assistant Please Miss? (Graham Jones, Jon Astley, 1973).