The wife of a French diplomat in Bangkok embarks on a voyage of self-discovery.The wife of a French diplomat in Bangkok embarks on a voyage of self-discovery.The wife of a French diplomat in Bangkok embarks on a voyage of self-discovery.
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- TriviaStar Sylvia Kristel was apparently fairly unhappy that she was not approached regarding the English-language dub of the film, as she herself spoke fluent English and felt she was capable of doing the job herself.
- GoofsDuring the locker room scene at the tennis club (about 1 hour 8 minutes), Emmanuelle takes off her dress twice. Once in the far shot, and again in the close up shot.
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Emmanuelle: Basically eroticism is the opposite of making love.
Mario: It's notably through love that man strives to break with his daily existence. It's the victory of dreams over nature.
- Alternate versionsThe dubbed U.S. version was originally rated X in 1974. An alternate, R-rated version was released later in 1974, having trimmed or removed all the more explicit sex scenes. In 1984, the uncut version was re-released in the U.S. with an X rating. That version is currently available unrated on video.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Vysshiy klass (1991)
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This film is loosely based on the erotic art novel by Emmanuelle Arsan.
The fact that it was directed by Just Jaeckin means that it is the best of the Emmanuelle series, and makes the others look like mere skin flicks, which I think they probably are anyway.
Sadly, in Britain, the censors, in an effort to save the British public from themselves, have hacked a few scenes out of it, including a "smoking" scene in a nightclub and a rape scene towards the end of the film.
Sylvia Kristel seems ideally cast as the protagoniste. Others have called her innocent, but this is not the case: she is not so innocent, but becomes even less so, as her adventures increase her learning and experience.
Compared with the novel, the sam-lo scenes are not so well done, and the Mario character is a bit tacky, otherwise the film is well done. Emmanuelle's encounter with Bee is better than the book. Not so good are one or two of the simulated sex scenes; they look pretty phony.
This film was exceedingly popular at the time it was released, and has lasted the test of time, even if some of the clothes have not.
The fact that it was directed by Just Jaeckin means that it is the best of the Emmanuelle series, and makes the others look like mere skin flicks, which I think they probably are anyway.
Sadly, in Britain, the censors, in an effort to save the British public from themselves, have hacked a few scenes out of it, including a "smoking" scene in a nightclub and a rape scene towards the end of the film.
Sylvia Kristel seems ideally cast as the protagoniste. Others have called her innocent, but this is not the case: she is not so innocent, but becomes even less so, as her adventures increase her learning and experience.
Compared with the novel, the sam-lo scenes are not so well done, and the Mario character is a bit tacky, otherwise the film is well done. Emmanuelle's encounter with Bee is better than the book. Not so good are one or two of the simulated sex scenes; they look pretty phony.
This film was exceedingly popular at the time it was released, and has lasted the test of time, even if some of the clothes have not.
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- loza-1
- Sep 12, 2005
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- $500,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 35 minutes
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- 1.66 : 1
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