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Plot

Director Jack Cardiff also served as scripter and cinematographer of the Anglo-French co-production Girl on a Motorcycle (La Motocyclette) The girl in question is played by leather-clad Marianne Faithfull, who speeds through Alsace on her cycle, en route to a tryst in Heidelberg with her ex-lover (Alain Delon). In a series of flashbacks, she recalls the events leading up to the present critical moment, including her desultory marriage. Based on a novel by Andre de Pieyre, the R-rated Girl on a Motorcycle was originally released in English-speaking countries in an X-rated version titled Naked Under Leather. Based on the stage play by Walter Melville.
MPAA Rating:
R
Genre(s):
Drama
Run Time:
92min.
Theatrical Release Date:
10/10/2004
DVD Release Date:
02/16/1999
Director(s):
Jack Cardiff
Starring:
Alain Delon , Marianne Faithfull , Roger Mutton , Marius Goring , Catherine Jourdan
Themes:
Star-Crossed Lovers
Tone:
Atmospheric,Enigmatic,Reflective,Hallucinatory,Dreamlike,Fanciful
Keywords:
extramarital-affair,flashback,love,motorcycle,repression,romance,sex
Language:
English