Starring - Sylvia Kristel (The Swing Girls, Sexy Boys), Umberto Orsini (The Bible Collection: Esther, Beyond Good and Evil), and Jean-Pierre Bouvier (The Divorce, Mail from the Sky)
Release Date - 1977
Genre - Drama/Erotic
Format - UHD (Personal Collection) (Screener)
Rating (out of 5):
When Severin sent me the Saga Erotica: The Emmanuelle Collection, I had already seen the first two films in the set. However, this collection features two Emmanuelle films that were new to me. I do enjoy the first two films and had a lot of fun revisiting them which only made me even more excited to see these final two! The next film in the set is the third Emmanuelle film from 1977 titled Goodbye, Emmanuelle or Emmanuelle III. I want to thank Severin for sending this one over!
The film follows Emmanuelle (Kristel) who is once again in an exotic location with her husband living the swinging life. However, after Emmanuelle gets close with a filmmaker, her husband starts to become jealous and wants to keep her all to himself.
I know there is a lot of these Emmanuelle films but I wonder how many of them recycle the same stories? Goodbye, Emmanuelle doesn't really bring us anything new but god damn was it still a lot of fun. I went into this one thinking it was going to be the turning point in the series but I was wrong. This is one of the instances where if it's not broke then it doesn't need fixed makes complete sense. The acting in this one is more like the first film with Kristel really finds her groove as Emmanuelle. She carries every scene she is in with her sultry sex appeal and natural charisma in front of the camera. Sadly, the supporting cast is hit or miss in this one. In some of the scenes the cast delivers stiff dialogue with zero emotion while other scenes are decently acted by the same cast members. I don't know if these scenes are rushed, poorly written, or the cast is just over it by that point. I can only assume but it's clear something is off. The story for this one is just the same rehashing of the first two films with a little change. We follow Emmanuelle and her husband in a different country as they get busy with different people. However, this time we have the addition of the jealousy angle that takes up a very small portion of the film. This little change does bring something new to the story but it's nothing that truly stands out when you sit back and compare it to the other films. Finally, this one offers up just as much skin as the previous films. Lots of beautiful women baring it all for sleazy movie fans to enjoy. Overall, Goodbye, Emmanuelle is a solid entry in the iconic Emmanuelle series. It's not a revolutionary sequel but it's still a fun watch. Check it out.
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