Bilitis (1977)

A coming of age story centering on the exploits of a young girl during summer vacation.

Director:

David Hamilton

Writers:

Robert Boussinot, Catherine Breillat,

Stars:

Patti D'Arbanville, Mona Kristensen, Bernard Giraudeau

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Patti D'Arbanville	...	Bilitis
Mona Kristensen	...	Melissa
Bernard Giraudeau	...	Lucas
Mathieu Carrière	...	Mikias
Gilles Kohler	...	Pierre
Irka Bochenko	...	Prudence
Jacqueline Fontaine	...	Head Mistress
Marie-Thérèse Caumont	...	Sub-Principal
Germaine Delbat	...	Principal
Madeleine Damien	...	Nanny
Camille Larivière	...	Susy
Catherine Leprince	...	Helen
Jane Buckle	...	Girl
Sabine	...	Girl
Mirella Rancelot	...	Girl (as Mirella)

Storyline

A coming of age story centering on the exploits of a young girl during summer vacation.

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Plot Keywords:

coming of age | kissing | topless | voyeurism | saint tropez | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

France Italy

Language:

French

Release Date:

October 1977 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bilitis - tyttö ja unelma

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ectafilms, Films 21, Mars International Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min 89 min (TV)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in Playboy: The Story of X (1998)

User Reviews

Abandon all hope (of being entertained) ye who view this "movie"

It is not generally my practice to review movies that I dislike to any great degree. However, one or two times a year, I temporarily set aside my rule to only comment on things I like to give a word of warning. I find it more enjoyable to comment on something I like and boost it than I do shooting at bad movies. But some "movies" cry out for the razor.

Bilitis is one of them. The cinematography isn't the only aspect that is blurry and out of focus here. An almost indiscernible plot (certainly incoherent, if there even is one) bad acting, cheesy script and awful pacing. Those are its major problems.

Understand, I firmly believe that not all movies are created equal and films should be judged according to their category. It is not reasonable to judge, say, Beach Blanket Bingo against Gone With the Wind. I judge Bilitis against other movies in its weight class. Measured against movies like Emmanuelle or Secrets of a Chambermaid, it comes off very badly indeed. Even eye-candy has to be entertaining and Bilitis most definitely is not.