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Halfsheet, 1968 film
The Girl on a Motorcycle.
The poster, which is in a Yugoslavian variation of the film's title, features the main actors, Alain Delon and Marianne Faithfull. The film was directed by Jack Cardiff. It is a British-French erotic romantic drama based on the 1966 novel La Motocyclette by André Pieyre de Mandiargues.
The film is well-known for Marianne Faithfull's iconic leather bodysuit, which became a prominent part of the movie's imagery and was a defining element of its aesthetic. The film was released in the United States under the title Naked Under Leather and was the first film to receive an X rating in the country before being edited for an R rating.
Synopsis
The plot follows Rebecca (Marianne Faithfull), a newly married but restless woman who rides her motorcycle from France to Germany to be with her lover, Daniel (Alain Delon). The film uses flashbacks and interior monologues to explore her relationship with both her husband and her lover during the journey |
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