One-time Rolling Stones groupie Marianne Faithfull is here clad in black leather as Rebecca, a bored housewife who hops on a motorcycle in Alsace and takes off for Heidelberg to meet her lover Daniel (Alain Delon). During a long erotic ride through the countryside, she recalls various
meetings with Daniel--some romantic, others sexual. As she nears his house, Rebecca is killed in a crash that sends her flying into the windshield of an oncoming car. This perversely morbid and erotic tale is blessed with Faithfull's aura but damned by British director Jack Cardiff's pretensions.
Originally released with an "X" rating but toned down to get its "R," it was filmed in bo...
Released:
1968
Rated:
R
Length:
91 mins