The Girl on a Motorcycle (1968) on Netflix
Newly married to Raymond, a school teacher, Rebecca leaves his bed and rides her motorcycle from France toward Heidelberg. Her lover Daniel waits there, and she relives how they met.
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Plot summary
Rebecca Nul rides from France toward Heidelberg to be with Daniel Lionart, her lover, having lately married Raymond, a school teacher. Weeks earlier she was working at her father's bookshop when she met Daniel, who taught her to ride a motorcycle on a Norton Atlas. They became lovers. She asked whether he would marry her and he said no; when she told him she was about to marry Raymond, he promised her a wedding present. A Harley Davidson Electra Glide arrived for her at the bookshop, and her father said she should refuse it. Raymond told her to do what would make her happy.
Cast
- Roger Muttonas Raymond
- Jean Leducas Jean
- Bari Jonsonas French Customs Officer
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- Richard Blakeas 1st Student
- Colin Westas 3rd Student
- Kit Williamsas Student
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Girl on a Motorcycle (1968)
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- Released in the United States as Naked Under Leather, The Girl on a Motorcycle was the first film to receive an X rating there; Warner Brothers then edited it for an R rating.
- For the high-speed riding scenes, Marianne Faithfull sat on the Harley Davidson Electra Glide motorcycle, which was attached to a platform and pulled by a vehicle in front of it.
- The Girl on a Motorcycle turned the motorcyclist's leather jacket into a catsuit, designed by John Sutcliffe and worn by Marianne Faithfull in the film.
- The psychedelic color effects that appear in The Girl on a Motorcycle were achieved by solarizing the film during post-production.
- Many of the scenes in The Girl on a Motorcycle were filmed first in the English language and then again in the French language.
- Jack Cardiff got extensive police cooperation in blocking roads for the shoot, so many scenes show only the lone motorcycle and no other vehicular traffic.
