Starring - Sylvia Kristel (Dracula's Widow, Red Heat), Alain Cuny (Don't Touch the White Woman!, Cross of the Living), and Marika Green (Pickpocket, Rider in the Rain)
Release Date - 1974
Genre - Drama/Romance
Tagline - "X was never like this"
Format - UHD (Personal Collection) (Screener)
Rating (out of 5):
I've been reviewing exploitation for sometime now. I started my writing career reviewing forgotten exploitation and action flicks. Over time I was introduced to sexploitation and found myself truly enjoying them for the most part. More genre fans would be open to them if they would get out of the mindset that these films are just porn. These movies are story rich and highly entertaining even if you fast forward through the softcore dry humping. Sometime ago I was sent the quintessential sexploitation film from my friends over at Umbrella Entertainment. I reviewed the film at the time but it had been years since my last viewing so I was excited when Severin announced the release of their Saga Erotica: The Emmanuelle Collection. I had only seen the first two films and really wanted to revisit them while seeing the other two films in the set. I reached out to them and they were kind enough to send this set over. I want to thank Severin for letting me check it out.
The film follows Emmanuelle who is married to a diplomat currently in Bangkok. She visits him and when they finally see each other after several months apart, he is sad to learn that she has not explored their open relationship. This soon changes after she meets several beautiful women and men who open her up to the world of sexual desire.
Sexploitation is a sub-genre that is often hated on by movie fans that tend to only watch popcorn flicks. They hear nudity and instantly form an opinion about a film without seeing it. These people are truly missing out. As I said earlier, these films are a lot of fun and if nudity makes you feel uncomfortable, you can just fast forward through these scenes. Emmanuelle is a fantastic movie that is a part of cinema history and one of the more popular sexploitation flicks. Personally, I enjoy it but it's not one of my favorites but I can see why it became as popular and as important as it has. The acting in this one is great. Sylvia Kristel is a gorgeous actress with a lot of talent in front of the camera which is why I think the Emmanuelle movies are so much fun. She's a great actress on top of making the sex scenes extremely hot. Normally, I would fast forward through the sex scenes in sexploitation flicks but I can't do it here. I have to watch. The supporting cast is a bit uneven but in all fairness, no one watches these films for the acting. The story for this one is pretty straight forward and clearly written to be an erotic film. What stops this one from falling into obscurity as another skin flick lost to time is the character development and the performance from Kristel. It works and is just as enjoyable the second and third time around. Finally, this one doesn't have any of the red stuff many of you genre fans may want. Instead, it's got plenty of skin and a lot of sexy scenes even for a film that is pushing 50. Overall, Emmanuelle is not a film you toss in because it has a thought provoking story with passionate performances. It's a skin flick with a gorgeous leading lady and a lot of skin. It's fun and should be seen especially if you did exploitation. This release from Severin is a must see!
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