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Emmanuelle

Emmanuelle

Drama · Romance · 1974

An employee at the French Embassy in Bangkok invites his wife to join him – and enjoy the benefits of their open marriage.

Movie details

Emmanuelle

“Lets you feel good without feeling bad”

1974 Drama · Romance 1h 35m

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TMDB

6.0 / 10

Community rating

An employee at the French Embassy in Bangkok invites his wife to join him – and enjoy the benefits of their open marriage.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Emmanuelle?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Just Jaeckin

Written by

Jean-Louis Richard

Sylvia Kristel

Sylvia Kristel

Emmanuelle

Alain Cuny

Alain Cuny

Mario

Marika Green

Marika Green

Bee

Daniel Sarky

Daniel Sarky

Jean

Jeanne Colletin

Jeanne Colletin

Ariana

Christine Boisson

Christine Boisson

Marie-Ange

Gabriel Briand

Gabriel Briand

Le deuxième homme dans l'avion

Court is in session

Put Emmanuelle on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Adrenaline Seeker

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.