Emmanuelle (1974 movie)

1974 film by Just Jaeckin

Emmanuelle is a 1974 French erotic drama movie directed by Just Jaeckin.[4] It is the first movie in a series of French softcore pornography based on the novel Emmanuelle by Emmanuelle Arsan.

Emmanuelle
Directed byJust Jaeckin
Screenplay byJean-Louis Richard[1]
Based onEmmanuelle
1967 novel
by Emmanuelle Arsan
Produced byYves Rousset-Rouard
Starring
CinematographyRichard Suzuki[2][3]
Robert Fraisse
Edited byClaudine Bouché
Music byPierre Bachelet
Production
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  • Trinacra Films
  • Orphée Productions[1]
Distributed byParafrance Films
Release date
  • 26 June 1974 (1974-06-26) (Paris)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Box office8.9 million admissions (France)
$20.2 million (overseas)

Response

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The movie had generally negative reviews from American critics when it first came out. Variety said it was "a bit pompous". Roger Ebert was one of the few American critics who gave the movie a positive review.[5]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "Credits". BFI Film & Television Database. London: British Film Institute. Archived from the original on November 16, 2013. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
  2. "Emmanuelle". tcm.com. Archived from the original on 2023-08-25. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  3. "Emmanuelle (1974)". Archived from the original on April 8, 2016.
  4. Shanahan, Ed (25 September 2022). "Just Jaeckin, Whose 'Emmanuelle' Was a Scandalous Success, Dies at 82 - His first film, the story of a young woman's erotic adventures, was initially blocked by French censors but became a runaway hit". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  5. Ebert, Roger (1975). "Emmanuelle". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved November 16, 2013.

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