Bilitis (1977)

Directed by

David Hamilton

Genre

romance film, LGBTQ-related film, drama film, erotic film

Country

France, Italy

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

R

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 110 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young schoolgirl named Bilitis spends a summer at a boarding school and becomes infatuated with a beautiful older woman named Melissa. Bilitis also observes the strained marriage of a photographer couple who befriend her.

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What happens

Bilitis is a 1977 French erotic romantic drama film directed by photographer David Hamilton, with a music score by Francis Lai. It stars Patti D'Arbanville and Mona Kristensen as the title character Bilitis and Melissa, respectively. The film is loosely based on a poem cycle by Pierre Louÿs entitled The Songs of Bilitis set in ancient Greece, although the film is set in modern Europe. The poems were meant to be autobiographical works by the title character. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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