Bilitis

Bilitis is a 1977 French romantic and erotic 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. Synopsis A teenage schoolgirl spends the summer with a couple whose marriage is strained, and develops a lesbian crush on the wife. Meanwhile, she pursues a local teenage boy and tries to find a "suitable male lover" for the wife. Bilitis' sexual adventure eventually led to an unhappy result, and she decided to return to school alone. Cast Patti D'Arbanville as Bilitis Mona Kristensen as Melissa Bernard Giraudeau as Lucas Gilles Kohler as Pierre Mathieu Carrière as Nikias Irka Bochenko as Prudence Jacqueline Fontaine as Head Mistress Marie-Thérèse Caumont as Sub-Principal Germaine Delbat as Principal Madeleine Damien as Nanny Camille Larivière as Susy Catherine Leprince as Helen Sabine Froute as Sabine