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Bilitis

  • 1977
  • R
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
2.3K
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Bilitis (1977)
DramaRomance

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

  • Director
    • David Hamilton
  • Writers
    • Pierre Louÿs
    • Robert Boussinot
    • Jacques Nahum
  • Stars
    • Patti D'Arbanville
    • Mona Kristensen
    • Bernard Giraudeau
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    5.3/10
    2.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • David Hamilton
    • Writers
      • Pierre Louÿs
      • Robert Boussinot
      • Jacques Nahum
    • Stars
      • Patti D'Arbanville
      • Mona Kristensen
      • Bernard Giraudeau
    • 22User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Patti D'Arbanville in Bilitis (1977)
    Patti D'Arbanville in Bilitis (1977)
    Patti D'Arbanville and Mona Kristensen in Bilitis (1977)
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    Patti D'Arbanville
    Patti D'Arbanville
    • Bilitis
    • (as Patricia D'Arbanville)
    Mona Kristensen
    Mona Kristensen
    • Melissa…
    Bernard Giraudeau
    Bernard Giraudeau
    • Lucas
    Mathieu Carrière
    Mathieu Carrière
    • Nikias
    Gilles Kohler
    Gilles Kohler
    • Pierre…
    Irka Bochenko
    • Prudence
    Jacqueline Fontaine
    • Head Mistress
    Marie-Thérèse Caumont
    • Sub-Principal
    Germaine Delbat
    • Principal
    Madeleine Damien
    Madeleine Damien
    • Nanny
    Camille Larivière
    • Susy
    Catherine Leprince
    Catherine Leprince
    • Helene
    Jane Buckle
    • Girl
    Sabine
    • Girl
    Mirella Rancelot
    • Girl
    • (as Mirella)
    Isabelle
    • Girl
    Gunilla Ekroth
    • Girl
    • (as Gunilla)
    Catherine
    • Girl
    • Director
      • David Hamilton
    • Writers
      • Pierre Louÿs
      • Robert Boussinot
      • Jacques Nahum
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    Storyline

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    • Alternate versions
      Although the UK cinema version was complete the 1987 video release was cut by 25 secs by the BBFC to edit a sex scene implying an anal rape. The cuts were waived for the 2005 DVD.
    • Connections
      Featured in Fatherland (1986)
    • Soundtracks
      Bilitis (Générique)
      Written and Performed by Francis Lai And His Orchestra

    User reviews22

    Review
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    Featured review
    7/10
    The film tries to be honest in portraying Bilitis' coming of age, but often becomes pretentious
    Bilitis (Patti d'Arbanville) attends an all-girl school that is about to break for summer... Once on vacation, Bilitis comes to hold with her developing sexuality and strikes up a romantic liaison with a local boy… A secondary romance concerns Bilitis' female guardian and her new husband…

    The treatment of sensuality is soft and beautiful, which is in keeping with Hamilton's style of photography… At the beginning of the film, we see the sweet, sensual bodies of the schoolgirls exuberantly bathing in a mountain lake…

    When Bilitis is finally seduced, it is exaggerated romance, heavily diffused, implying rather than showing their coupling… The lovemaking between the married couple is equally stylized, but more steamy
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 16, 1977 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Official sites
      • Distributor's Official Website
      • Productor's Official Website
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Bilitis 16 år
    • Filming locations
      • Iles d'Hyeres, France(Location)
    • Production companies
      • L.C.J Editions & Productions
      • ECTA Filmproduktion
      • Les Films 21
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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