The Italian Machine
24 minutes,
Canada (1976),
A trio of bikers liberate an Italian motorcycle from an art collector who wants it for display only. A trashy, camp, drug-fuelled delight from director David Cronenberg.
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The Italian Machine: This early Cronenberg short features an array of unconventional characters and eccentric philosophies, maintaining a typically ambivalent attitude towards its protagonists.
When motorbike fanatic Lionel (Gary McKeehan) learns that a rare and prized Ducati has been bought by a rich art collector purely for the purpose of display, he enlists the help of his friends to liberate the motorbike...
Read the The Italian Machine full reviewWhen motorbike fanatic Lionel (Gary McKeehan) learns that a rare and prized Ducati has been bought by a rich art collector purely for the purpose of display, he enlists the help of his friends to liberate the motorbike...

