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Release Date:
June 1968 (France)
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The film sensation of the year! more
Plot:
A married woman leaves her husband and zooms off on her motorcycle to see her lover. full summary | add synopsis
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(4 articles)
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(From CinemaRetro. 11 May 2009, 10:39 AM, PDT)
Jack Cardiff, Legendary Cinematographer, Director And Writer, Dies At Age 94
(From CinemaRetro. 22 April 2009, 3:59 PM, PDT)
(From CinemaRetro. 11 May 2009, 10:39 AM, PDT)
Jack Cardiff, Legendary Cinematographer, Director And Writer, Dies At Age 94
(From CinemaRetro. 22 April 2009, 3:59 PM, PDT)
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Interesting as a period piece, not as a movie
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Alain Delon | ... | Daniel | |
| Marianne Faithfull | ... | Rebecca | |
| Roger Mutton | ... | Raymond | |
| Marius Goring | ... | Rebecca's Father | |
| Catherine Jourdan | ... | Catherine | |
| Jean Leduc | ... | Jean | |
| Jacques Marin | ... | Pump Attendant | |
| André Maranne | ... | French Superintendent | |
| Bari Jonson | ... | French Customs Officer | |
| Arnold Diamond | ... | French Customs Officer | |
| John G. Heller | ... | German Customs Officer | |
| Marika Rivera | ... | German Waitress | |
| Richard Blake | ... | 1st Student | |
| Chris Williams | ... | 2nd Student | |
| Colin West | ... | 3rd Student |
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Also Known As:
Girl on a Motorcycle (UK) (poster title (DVD title)) (USA) (alternative spelling)
La motocyclette (France)
Naked Under Leather (USA) (reissue title)
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La motocyclette (France)
Naked Under Leather (USA) (reissue title)
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Runtime:
91 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.66 : 1 more
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Certification:
Singapore:M18 |
Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) |
Canada:AA (Ontario) |
Canada:PA (Manitoba) |
Australia:MA (DVD rating) |
Australia:M (original rating) |
Finland:K-16 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:15 |
USA:R (cut version) (1969) |
USA:X (1968) |
West Germany:18
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Trivia:
Marianne Faithfull's gift motorcycle is a Harley Davidson; Alain Delon rides a 750cc Norton Atlas.
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Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: In close shots Rebecca and her motorbike stay vertical even going around corners, revealing the fact that she was probably on a trailer being towed behind the camera.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Harley-Davidson: The American Motorcycle (1993)
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First off, the video I saw claims to be the uncut version; this wasn't the heavily censored version released in North America (not that much of it would be cut today.)
The most interesting thing about this movie is how typical it is of the 60s - from the psychedelic effects to the long-winded talk about freedom.
It's also an hypocritical movie, in a way - while using nudity and strong sexual imagery, the film is a thinly-disguised attack on the 60s concept of freedom and "free love". This is a film that simultaneously tries to use the freedom ideal of the 60s and to criticize that ideal.
The director is best-known as a cinematographer, and it shows; while the film is very shallow in terms of plot and message, the cinematography is often brilliant.
Rating: worth seeing for historical reasons, not on its own merits.