Lisa (Ornella Muti) meets a bunch of hippies and falls in love with guitar player Robert (Alessio Orano). Her father seems to think 'never trust a man with a flower tattoo' and asks Lisa to stop the relationship. The young lovers run away and end up shipwrecked on an island. But the police will search for them even there, and they are hunted mercilessly, getting into a desperate situation...
"Il sole nella pelle" seems a little dated with the hippies and the police who'd arrest them anytime, including a discussion at dime novel tragedy level about longing for freedom while it can't be achieved. But in the end, it's first of all a movie about foolish love, when a young girl is blind for the consequences, and it is a safe bet that still happens as often as back in 1971. Luigi Pistilli, one of the great character actors of the Italian cinema with an unforgettable face, plays the Chief of Police. 16 year old Ornella Muti took a bold step towards fame (or at least scandal) here with her first nude scene (her debut "The Most Beautiful Wife" did without such a scene, but is a more powerful movie).
