An anarchic joyride through the tragicomic horrorscape of early 1970s Britain, Lindsay Anderson’s maximalist musical satire O Lucky Man! has lost little of its disturbing, lurid, carnivalesque power in the half century since it was released. Part bawdy farce, part picaresque road movie, part sprawling state-of-the-nation sermon, this boldly experimental three-hour pageant stars Malcolm McDowell alongside a stellar ensemble cast of British screen stalwarts. Arthur Lowe, Ralph Richardson, Rachel Roberts, Graham Crowden and a young Helen Mirren co-star, each playing multiple roles. The action is punctuated by sardonic songs written and performed by former Animals keyboard player Alan Price…
