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6.0An employee at the French Embassy in Bangkok invites his wife to join him – and enjoy the benefits of their open marriage.
Released: 1974-06-2595 minDir: Just JaeckinDrama, Romance
Cast
- Sylvia Kristel as Emmanuelle
- Alain Cuny as Mario
- Marika Green as Bee
- Daniel Sarky as Jean
- Jeanne Colletin as Ariana
- Christine Boisson as Marie-Ange
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Just Jaeckin
- Screenplay by
- Jean-Louis Richard
- Based on
- Emmanuelle , 1967 novel, by Emmanuelle Arsan
- Produced by
- Yves Rousset-Rouard
- Starring
- Alain Cuny Sylvia Kristel Marika Green Daniel Sarky
- Cinematography
- Richard Suzuki , Robert Fraisse
- Edited by
- Claudine Bouché
- Music by
- Pierre Bachelet
- Production companies
- Trinacra Films Orphée Productions
- Distributed by
- Parafrance Films
- Release date
- 26 June 1974 ( 1974-06-26 ) (Paris)
- Running time
- 94 minutes
- Country
Key dates
- Published
- 27 August 1994
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- softcore pornography
- Country of origin
- France
- Original language
- French
- Followed by
- Emmanuelle 2
- Based on
- Emmanuelle
- Director
- Just Jaeckin
- Screenwriter
- Emmanuelle Arsan
- Composer
- Pierre Bachelet
- Cinematographer
- Robert Fraisse
Article
Emmanuelle is a 1974 French erotic drama film directed by Just Jaeckin. It is the first installment in a series of French softcore pornography films based on the novel Emmanuelle by Emmanuelle Arsan. It stars Sylvia Kristel in the title role about a woman who takes a trip to Bangkok to enhance her sexual experience.
The film was former photographer Jaeckin's debut feature film and was shot on location in Thailand and in France between 1973 and 1974. It was received negatively by critics on its initial release and with a more mixed reception years later. On its initial release in France, it was one of the highest-grossing French films, The film was distributed by Columbia Pictures in the United States, making it the first X-rated film released by the company. The film was popular in Europe, the United States, and Asia.