Newly-married Rebecca leaves her husband's Alsatian bed on her prized motorbike - symbol of freedom and escape - to visit her lover in Heidelberg. En route she indulges in psychedelic reveries as she relives her changing relationship with the two men.
REVIEW:
-This 1968 film is often dismissed as being a joke, but compare a lot of the scenes, filmed by Jack Cardiff of 'The Vikings' fame, to the now legendary 'Easy Rider', filmed a year later. The similarities are too close to be accidental, especially at the end where the camera pans back and up into the air, surveying the autobahn crash scene from above, to the ending of 'Easy Rider' alongside the Florida levy. Another scene features Marianne roaring her Harley-Davidson Electra Glide past horses, coincidental with scenes from 'Easy Rider'. It's not beyond reason that seasoned motorcyclists like Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper would have seen 'Girl on a motorcycle', and been influenced by the cinematography. If you are a Harley-Davidson enthusiast, you will probably cherish this film for the fine motorcycles featured, namely the aforementioned 1967 Harley-Davidson, while smirking at the ludicrous upright posture of Marianne while apparently riding the motorcycle. I own a very similar machine, and can only marvel at the skill of the stuntman who actually bullied the brute through twisty, damp, oily country lanes, at a real speed that makes my socks roll up and down in panic just watching it!
Director:Jack Cardiff
Writers:André Pieyre de Mandiargues (novel), Ronald Duncan (screenplay)
cast:
Alain Delon ...
Daniel
Marianne Faithfull Marianne Faithfull ...
Rebecca
Roger Mutton Roger Mutton ...
Raymond
Marius Goring Marius Goring ...
Rebecca's Father
Catherine Jourdan Catherine Jourdan ...
Catherine
Jean Leduc Jean Leduc ...
Jean
Jacques Marin Jacques Marin ...
Pump Attendant
André Maranne André Maranne ...
French Superintendent
Bari Jonson Bari Jonson ...
French Customs Officer
Arnold Diamond Arnold Diamond ...
French Customs Officer
John G. Heller John G. Heller ...
German Customs Officer
Marika Rivera Marika Rivera ...
German Waitress
Richard Blake Richard Blake ...
1st Student
Chris Williams Chris Williams ...
2nd Student
Colin West Colin West ...
3rd Student
Country:UK | France
Language:English
Release Date:June 1968 (France)
Also Known As:Girl on a Motorcycle
Filming Locations:France
Runtime:91 min
Sound Mix:Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Color:Color (Technicolor)
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