Yhe mix of earthy symbolism, offbeat eroticism, the picaresque and the rough-and-tumble social, rather unpolitical satire now seems poured from a bottle that has been left uncapped overnight.

A plot that goes AWOL in the interests of true love, and Roberts, as the kid from Coke, who is well on his way to becoming the world's worst actor.

The film's cutting edge is never very keen.

An unusual, audacious and fitfully witty satire with a bit of a literary texture to it. Thanks to Fun City Editions for its world-wide blu-ray premiere and this comprehensive special edition.