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David Hamilton
Director 1933 - 2016

David Hamilton

London, England, UK

British photographer and film director best known for his photography of young women and teenage girls. His signature soft-focus style was called the "Hamilton Blur", which was achieved by smearing Vaseline on the lens of his camera.

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

5 titles
Un été à Saint-Tropez

Un été à Saint-Tropez

David Hamilton 1983 59m

In an isolated country house close to the shore near Saint-Tropez, seven young women share a bedroom. Over two days, they wake, shower, breakfast, play dress up, bathe in the sea, picnic, ride bikes, pick flowers, have a pillow fight, run on the strand, practice ballet stretches, groom themselves and each other, and laugh.

Premiers désirs

Premiers désirs

David Hamilton 1983 1h 33m

Three teenage girls decide to visit a romantic island and find love. They get shipwrecked and end up on different sides of the island. Each girl begins her own romantic adventure either with a man, a boy or even another girl.

Tendres cousines

Tendres cousines

David Hamilton 1980 1h 32m

Teenage Julien (Thierry Tevini) loves his teenage cousin Julia (Anja Shute) among flowers in summer of '39 France.

Laura, les ombres de l'été

Laura, les ombres de l'été

David Hamilton 1979 1h 35m

Sculptor Paul meets a former great love again after a long time -- but is much more impressed by her 15 years old daughter Laura, who looks now like her mother when Paul was in love with her. Laura likes him very much too, but her jealous mother prevents any further contact. She allows him to make a sculpture of Laura, but only from photos.

Bilitis

Bilitis

David Hamilton 1977 1h 35m

A coming of age story centering on the exploits of a young girl during summer vacation.

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