Black Emanuelle
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Black Emanuelle is an Italian
softcore
sexploitation film from 1975, the first in a series made to cash in on the success of the French
film Emmanuelle
, which was released the year before. Like that film, it was followed by a long string of official and unofficial sequels.
The series follows the erotic, bizarre and occasionally violent travels of Emanuelle, a globe-trotting, hedonistic investigative journalist (played generally by Laura Gemser
).
(the following films are a subsection of the original series)
The later D'Amato films feature scenes of extreme violence and depravity (one controversial scene in Emanuelle in America shows a naked woman masturbating a horse), something not found in the "authentic" Emmanuelle (with a double "m") softcore films. Uncut versions of several Black Emanuelle films contain scenes depicting actual penetration. Also Black Emanuelle and Emanuelle Around the World
contain scenes where the Emanuelle character is seen having explicit sex. These scenes were created with hardcore insert
s, using a body double. Laura Gemser never performed explicit sexual acts on film, nor was she informed that a body double would be used.
Bitto Albertini's later movie, Il Mondo dei sensi di Emy Wong (1977, starring Chai Lee
) was released as Yellow Emanuelle in some markets.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
softcore
Softcore
Softcore pornography is a form of filmic or photographic pornography or erotica that is less sexually explicit than hardcore pornography. It is intended to tickle and arouse men and women. Softcore pornography depicts nude and semi-nude performers engaging in casual social nudity or non-graphic...
sexploitation film from 1975, the first in a series made to cash in on the success of the French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
film Emmanuelle
Emmanuelle (film)
Emmanuelle is a 1974 French softcore erotic film, directed by Just Jaeckin, and starring Sylvia Kristel. The screenplay was written by Jean-Louis Richard, based on the novel Emmanuelle: The Joys of a Woman by Emmanuelle Arsan. The music score is by Pierre Bachelet. The film was highly successful in...
, which was released the year before. Like that film, it was followed by a long string of official and unofficial sequels.
The series follows the erotic, bizarre and occasionally violent travels of Emanuelle, a globe-trotting, hedonistic investigative journalist (played generally by Laura Gemser
Laura Gemser
Laurette Marcia "Laura" Gemser is a Dutch-based actress of Indo descent, now Italian citizen. She is known for her work with director Joe D'Amato and Bruno Mattei, in particular, for doing a set of exploitation-style and Black Emanuelle films.Gemser has also been credited as Moira Chen, most...
).
Black Emanuelle films
- Black Emanuelle (1975), directed by Bitto AlbertiniBitto AlbertiniBitto Albertini was an Italian film director. He began his film career as a cameraman, and in 1969 he directed War Devils. In 1974 Albertini directed Black Emanuelle, a film adaptation of the novel by Emmanuelle Arsan, starring the then unknown Laura Gemser...
. - Black Emanuelle 2 (1976), directed by Bitto Albertini (with Sharon Leslie as Emanuelle).
(the following films are a subsection of the original series)
- Emanuelle in Bangkok (1976), directed by Joe D'AmatoJoe D'AmatoJoe D'Amato, was a prolific Italian filmmaker who directed roughly 200 films, usually at the same time acting as producer and cinematographer, and sometimes providing the script as well...
. - Emanuelle in AmericaEmanuelle in AmericaEmanuelle in America is an Italian sexploitation film from 1977, the fourth in a series starring Laura Gemser, made to cash in on the success of the French film Emmanuelle and its sequels...
(1977), directed by Joe D'Amato. - Emanuelle Around the WorldEmanuelle around the worldEmanuelle Around the World , also known as The Degradation of Emanuelle and Emanuelle Versus Violence to Women, is a 1977 sexploitation film by Italian director Joe D'Amato, starring Laura Gemser and George Eastman. The film was one of the most expensive films ever made in Italy at that time, not...
(1977), directed by Joe D'Amato. - Emanuelle and the Last CannibalsEmanuelle and the Last CannibalsEmanuelle and the Last Cannibals is a 1977 Italian sexploitation film by Joe D'Amato....
(1977), directed by Joe D'Amato. - Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade (1978), directed by Joe D'Amato.
The later D'Amato films feature scenes of extreme violence and depravity (one controversial scene in Emanuelle in America shows a naked woman masturbating a horse), something not found in the "authentic" Emmanuelle (with a double "m") softcore films. Uncut versions of several Black Emanuelle films contain scenes depicting actual penetration. Also Black Emanuelle and Emanuelle Around the World
Emanuelle around the world
Emanuelle Around the World , also known as The Degradation of Emanuelle and Emanuelle Versus Violence to Women, is a 1977 sexploitation film by Italian director Joe D'Amato, starring Laura Gemser and George Eastman. The film was one of the most expensive films ever made in Italy at that time, not...
contain scenes where the Emanuelle character is seen having explicit sex. These scenes were created with hardcore insert
Hardcore insert
In the terminology of movie-making, a hardcore insert is an insert, depicting penetration in a film. The technique was much in use in the 1970s, when adult films were feature films that required women with acting abilities, at least for the lead roles...
s, using a body double. Laura Gemser never performed explicit sexual acts on film, nor was she informed that a body double would be used.
Other films
These are films that star Laura Gemser as a character other than Black Emanuelle but that have, at one point or another, been promoted as Emanuelle films. The name of her character has often been changed to Emanuelle in the English dubbing of the films.- Emmanuelle on Taboo Island (La Spiaggia del desiderio, 1976), directed by Enzo D'Ambrosio & Humberto Morales.
- Black Emmanuelle, White Emmanuelle (Velluto nero, 1976), directed by Brunello Rondi.
- Sister EmanuelleSuor EmanuelleSuor Emanuelle is a 1977 Exploitation film. It can be classified under both the nunsploitation and sexploitation exploitation film sub genres...
(1977), directed by Giuseppe Vari. - Emanuelle in the Country (L'Infermiera di campagna, 1978), directed by Mario Bianchi.
- Emanuelle: Queen of Sados (I mavri Emmanouella, 1979), directed by Elia Milonakos.
- Divine Emanuelle (Die Todesgöttin des Liebescamps, 1981), directed by Christian Anders.
- Emanuelle: Queen of the Desert (La Belva dalle calda pelle, 1982), directed by Bruno Fontana.
- Violence in a Women's PrisonViolence in a Women's PrisonViolence in a Women's Prison is a French-Italian women in prison film directed by Bruno Mattei and released in 1982....
/Emanuelle Reports from a Women's Prison (Violenza in un carcere femminile, 1982), directed by Bruno MatteiBruno MatteiBruno Mattei was an Italian film director, screenwriter and editor who gained a cult following for a wide variety of exploitation films that covered many genres, ranging from women in prison to zombie films...
. - Emanuelle Escapes from Hell (Emanuelle fuga dall'inferno, 1983), directed by Bruno Mattei.
Bitto Albertini's later movie, Il Mondo dei sensi di Emy Wong (1977, starring Chai Lee
Chai Lee
Chai Lee is an actress, born in Canton, China.She is best known for her appearances in British films and television, particularly her uncredited role as a Moonbase Alpha operative in the science fiction series Space 1999 and her performance in the crime drama Gangsters as Lily Li Tang.Her other TV...
) was released as Yellow Emanuelle in some markets.