Fabrizio develops a fascination with her, eventually bribing Laura to fetch her to the forest to join them in play.
Unlike the previously virginal Laura, Sylvia is confident and assertive. Things develop further when they meet Sylvia (Eva Ionesco, age 12). He does relent when she makes it clear she wants Fabrizio to be gentle with her, which he ridicules. At one point he virtually forces himself on Laura, much to her upset. Inside, Fabrizio seduces Laura.įabrizio's cruel streak is boosted by his new sexual confidence. One day they climb the "Blue Mountain", a mysterious tall mountain at the forest's edge and discover ancient building ruins. Fabrizio prides himself on being 'king of the forest' and rubbishes Laura's tender attempts to be his queen. He accelerates his unwarranted torment of Laura in many ways, including tying her up and putting a snake near her and killing a pet bird she is fond of. Laura is falling in love with Fabrizio, while he displays a new sexual awareness of her masked by his malice.įabrizio becomes inexplicably cruel. The film represents them as part child, part adult. This summer new aspects enter into their story as both are growing up. Fabrizio is a solitary boy with only his dog for company Laura is a sweet girl, but she lacks confidence. In 1977, Hamilton released a photobook, Bilitis, which included the most memorable images from the film.Laura (Lara Wendel, age 12) and Fabrizio (Martin Loeb, age 18) have been meeting every summer in the forest by her parent's summer home. The film was shot in the same soft focus style that was common of David Hamilton's photography and his other films. Īlthough Bilitis can be best described as a coming of age film the title character, Bilitis, ends up returning to school at the end of the film, realizing that she is not yet ready for adulthood. Meanwhile, she pursues a local teenage boy and tries to find a "suitable male lover" for the wife. A teenage schoolgirl spends the summer with a couple whose marriage is on the rocks, and develops a lesbian crush on the wife.
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