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Laura is a french film of genre Drama directed by David Hamilton released in USA on 20 december 1979 with Maud Adams

Laura (1979)

Laura
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Released in USA 20 december 1979
Length 1h35
Directed by
OriginFrance
Genres Drama,    Erotic,    Romance
Rating56% 2.8002352.8002352.8002352.8002352.800235

Laura: Shadows of a Summer or (French: Laura, les ombres de l'été) is a 1979 French romantic drama film directed by photographer David Hamilton. Hamilton Himself made a cameo appearance in the film. It stars a then sixteen-year-old Dawn Dunlap as the title character.

Synopsis

James Mitchell plays Paul Wyler, a successful sculptor best known for sculpting nude young girls. When he encounters an old flame, Sarah (Maud Adams), he is so smitten by her beautiful daughter Laura that he asks Sarah if she will pose for him. Sarah, married but still jealous of the fact that her former lover is more attracted to her daughter, tells Paul that Laura is not interested, even though she is actually quite enthusiastic about doing it. As an alternative to live posing, Sarah takes photos of Laura posing nude and gives them to Paul so that he can sculpt Laura. After a fire at an art exhibit, though, Paul goes blind and cannot complete the sculpture. In the end, Laura, when going to say goodbye to Paul, allows him to finish his work by feeling her body and sculpting by feeling. This leads to a sexual encounter between the two, and the next morning Laura's mother comes to take her away.

Actors

Maud Adams

(Sarah)Dawn Dunlap

(Laura)James Mitchell

(Paul Thomas Wyler)Maureen Kerwin

(Marline Royer)Pierre Londiche

(Richard Moore)
And :
Anja Schüte
Thierry Redler
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