Bilitis

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Bilitis

R

1977

1h 32m

Drama

Romance

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An ingenue (Patti D'Arbanville) dreams of first love during summer vacation in 1930s France.

Geoff Brown

Time Out

Debilitatingly tasteful tosh.

May 22, 2023

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Simon Foster

sbs.com.au

Bilitis hasn’t aged well and is only of note because it is so brazen in its depiction of one of cinema’s taboo topics.

Rated: 2.5/5

May 22, 2023

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Pat M. Kuras

Gay Community News (Boston)

Bilitis is pretty much a turkey that gobbles alone.

Sep 15, 2022

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Lucy Moy-Thomas

Spare Rib

While the camera lingers freely over Bilitis' sexual relationships, the film's overt message is that lesbianism should be treated as an infantile disorder, something nice girls grow out of.

Sep 20, 2021

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Jesús Fernández Santos

El Pais (Spain)

The film is something like a champagne advertisement, without the bottle, of course. [Full Review in Spanish]

Jul 25, 2019

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Audience Member

The film looks absolutely beautiful, which is no surprise considering David Hamilton, the director, was a photographer. It also explores its characters emotions in a very honest and real way, though a better fleshed out story would've given it more depth.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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bill t

Pretentious eurotrash about a girl who spends a summer at a parent's friend's place then is... awakened sexually! Boring, predictable and coated with vaseline, this is one worth skipping.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

letdown. some exquisite moments. jury's still out when it comes to what i think about david hamilton.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Audience Member

At 15 this was sobbingly sad, but still a wonderful tale of young love, whatever your preference.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Audience Member

nunca vi tanta x***** peluda junta na minha vida.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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Audience Member

my first movie, long time ago.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Synopsis

An ingenue (Patti D'Arbanville) dreams of first love during summer vacation in 1930s France.

Director: David Hamilton
Screenwriter: Catherine Breillat, Jean-Louis Roncoroni
Production Co: Les Films 21, Mars International Production
Rating: R
Genre: Drama, Romance
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (DVD): Sep 4, 2012
Runtime: 1h 32m