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5.7/10   347 votes
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Director:
Writers:
David Hamilton (story)
Joe Morhaim (writer)
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Release Date:
28 November 1979 (France) more
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Plot:
Sculptor Paul meets a former great love again after a long time -- but is much more impressed by her 15 years old daughter Laura... more | add synopsis
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Not Hamilton's Best Work more (14 total)

Cast

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Maud Adams ... Sarah
Dawn Dunlap ... Laura
James Mitchell ... Paul Thomas Wyler
Pierre Londiche ... Richard Moore
Thierry Redler ... Costa
Maureen Kerwin ... Marline Royer
Gunilla Astrom ... Diane
Katia Kofet ... Claudie
Louise Vincent ... Madame Flory
Luciano ... Timothez Sega
Bill Millie ... Le chorégraphe
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Laura
Laura, Shadows of a Summer
Shattered Innocence
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Runtime:
95 min
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Australia:M | USA:R | West Germany:16 | UK:X (original rating) | UK:18 (re-rating) (2005)
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Not Hamilton's Best Work, 20 April 2007
4/10
Author: Floydoid from United Kingdom

This David Hamilton movie is something of a disaster. It has a half-decent story (coming-of-age/love triangle) and a mediocre script. All of Hamilton's usual trademarks are here - stunningly beautiful & innocent young girls, soft-focus photography, lots of nudity, gentle lesbianism, and a romantic soundtrack. There is/was a good movie to be made with the given material & cast, but this is not it. The editing is appalling, and at times the scene shifts seem somewhat disjointed.

It's worth remembering that Hamilton was an iconic photographer of his time and experimented with taking his art into the movie field, in many ways pioneering the penchant for photographers in the adult industry to also dabble in video work.

However, on the plus side, there are very good performances from Dawn Dunlap (as Laura) and James Mitchell (as Paul), and the soundtrack is quite nice.

To summarise, I'd say that unless you're a fan of Hamilton's other work, e.g. Bilitis, Summer in St Tropez, then this is best forgotten.

I rate it 4/10.

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