Bilitis (film)
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Duration Language French | 5.6/10 IMDb Genre Drama, Romance Initial DVD release June 28, 2005 Country France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 16 March 1977 (1977-03-16) Cast (Bilitis), (Lucas), (Mikias), (Pierre), Mona Kristensen (Melissa), Irka Bochenko (Prudence)Similar movies The Voyeur , The Lover , Paprika , All Ladies Do It , Jamon Jamon , The Key Tagline A boarding school teenager on the verge of full erotic awakening. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bilitis 1977
Bilitis is a 1977 French romantic drama film, which was directed by photographer David Hamilton with a music score by Francis Lai. It starred Patti D'Arbanville and Mona Kristensen as the title characters Bilitis and Melissa, respectively.
Contents
The film draws inspiration from a series of poems by Pierre Louÿs called "The Songs of Bilitis," which are set in ancient Greece. Despite this, the film's setting is updated to modern Europe. The poems are presented as autobiographical works of the titular character.
Synopsis
A teenage schoolgirl spends the summer with a couple whose marriage is on the rocks, and develops a lesbian crush on the wife. Meanwhile, she pursues a local teenage boy and tries to find a "suitable male lover" for the wife.
Although Bilitis can be best described as a coming of age film, the title character, Bilitis, ends up returning to school at the end of the film, realizing that she is not yet ready for adulthood.
Production
The film was shot in the same soft focus style that was common of David Hamilton's photography and his other films.
Companion book
In 1977, Hamilton released a photobook, Bilitis, which included the most memorable images from the film.
Cast
References
Bilitis (film) WikipediaBilitis (film) IMDb Bilitis (film) themoviedb.org