David Hamilton

Directing

David Hamilton

Born — Died

1933-04-15 — 2016-11-25

Place of birth

London, England, UK

Known for

Directing

Credits

7 titles

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.

Known for

Behind the camera

Bilitis poster
5.4

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

Bilitis

1977

Tender Cousins poster
5.7

Teenage Julien loves his teenage cousin Julia among flowers in summer of '39 France.

Tender Cousins

1980

Laura poster
4.9

A blinded French sculptor completes a statue of a friend's daughter by using his sense of touch.

Laura

1979

Laura poster
4.9

A blinded French sculptor completes a statue of a friend's daughter by using his sense of touch.

Laura

1979

First Desires poster
4.5

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.

First Desires

1983

A Summer in St. Tropez poster
4.4

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. Anne returns a horse to Renaud; the next day, he's in a rowboat and meets her by the pier. By the film's end, all are celebrating with the lovers.

A Summer in St. Tropez

1983

A Summer in St. Tropez poster
4.4

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. Anne returns a horse to Renaud; the next day, he's in a rowboat and meets her by the pier. By the film's end, all are celebrating with the lovers.

A Summer in St. Tropez

1983