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.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Patti D'Arbanville
- Bilitis
- (as Patricia D'Arbanville)
Marie-Thérèse Caumont
- Sub Principal
- (as Marie-Therese Caumont)
Gunilla Ekroth
- Girl
- (as Gunilla)
Storyline
Did you know
- Alternate versionsAlthough 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.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Singing the Blues in Red (1986)
- SoundtracksBilitis (Générique)
Written and Performed by Francis Lai And His Orchestra
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One must understand this film in the light of its background. In the 1970s the success of the sexual revolution in Europe had made things possible in mainstream film that perhaps would be frowned at today. David Hamilton was a photographer that made a name for himself with hyper-romantic images of mostly young teens. He developed a technique that involved copious amounts of vaseline on the lens to create a unique blurred effect. Out of this success the desire was born to translate his trademark style to film.
As basis for the film an older story about an innocent young girl discovering and exploring her sexuality was used, but the storyline is largely inconsequential since it merely serves as a framework for Hamilton's soft focus tableaux. The result is that the film feels a bit like pink cotton candy: overly sweet and insubstantial. That it still remains palatable is due to just the pretty images and the excellent musical score by Francis Lai.
As basis for the film an older story about an innocent young girl discovering and exploring her sexuality was used, but the storyline is largely inconsequential since it merely serves as a framework for Hamilton's soft focus tableaux. The result is that the film feels a bit like pink cotton candy: overly sweet and insubstantial. That it still remains palatable is due to just the pretty images and the excellent musical score by Francis Lai.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- Bilitis 16 år
- Filming locations
- Iles d'Hyeres, France(Location)
- Production companies
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- Runtime1 hour 35 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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