6.4 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 1.0 | |
Overall | 1.0 |
A reporter searches for information about an exclusive sex cult while dealing with her nymphomania.
Starring: Ajita Wilson, Patrizia Webley, Ivano StaccioliErotic | 100% |
Thriller | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (B, C untested)
Movie | 1.0 | |
Video | 2.5 | |
Audio | 3.5 | |
Extras | 1.5 | |
Overall | 1.0 |
Note: This film is available on Blu-ray as part of Severin's The Sensual World of Black Emanuelle release.
Kier-la Janisse gave film fans one of the most outstanding boxed sets of the last few years with All the Haunts Be Ours: A Compendium of Folk Horror, a late 2021
release that ended up making my Best of 2022 list. Janisse is back now with another gigantic boxed set, one that's even bigger than the folk horror
compendium, and one that may appeal to a certain niche audience who may not have been especially interested in that earlier set. Those who may
remember the rating system of days of yore will probably recall the "M" designation, which meant "for mature audiences only", and if I may be
permitted an orthographic joke that is admittedly a bit arcane, some might argue that Emanuelle gave up one of her "m"'s in favor of
three x's, at least with regard to
some cuts
of the many Black Emanuelle films. For those not conversant with the history of this perceived franchise, and who may be scratching
their
heads at my "joke" (what else is new?), Black Emanuelle was a pretty blatant attempt to cash in on Emmanuelle, and in order to avoid any potential legal hassles one of those original
"m"'s in the title character's name got dropped. Furthermore, as supplements on many of the discs included in this set offer, there were hardcore
XXX
inserts
(in more ways than one) that at least some of the Black Emanuelle productions offered. Joke explained, hopefully. Perhaps even more
comedically
than my fitful attempt at humor, the Black Emanuelle series ended up offering many more films than its perceived progenitor, and 24 of
them (with additional cuts) are aggregated in this at times overwhelming collection. This is a collection where the quality of the films may be highly
debatable, though it's salient to note that the supplements both overtly reference and are in and of themselves examples of perhaps unexpected
critical scrutiny this franchise has engendered, and anyone interested in this kind of bizarre franchise mash up of what might be called porno,
mondo and gonzo will most likely find this an amazing set to dive into.
Black Deep Throat is presented on Blu-ray courtesy of Severin Films with an AVC encoded 1080p transfer in 2.35:1. Severin's almost overwhelming book The Black Emanuelle Bible included with this set offers a brief description of the transfer, as follows:
Source: 2K scan from 35mm CRI o the extended international version, with opening and closing titles inserted from video master.Additionally, the presentation begins with this informational text card:
The following presentation of Black Deep Throat was sourced from a 35mm CRI, which included everything other than the opening and end credit sequences. After extensive digging we were unable to track down a film element to source them from, so we have included them sourced from a VHS.The credits are what they are, but the actual feature presentation here is actually surprisingly spry looking for a CRI source. The palette has a bit of the weirdness that can often be seen in CRI sources, and it arguably veers just a bit too much toward tealish greens and blues at times, but I found it to be generally quite natural looking. Detail levels are generally okay, though this is another effort that seems to want to dabble in near soft focus a lot of the time. Grain is a little mottled looking at times (see the area on the wall in screenshot 2 for one example).
Black Deep Throat features DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono in English only. A probably overly repetitive score may annoy some, but it sounds fine, and similarly dialogue (such as it is) is rendered without any major problems. There's a bit of background hiss, but no real outright damage to report. Optional English subtitles are available.
Black Deep Throat is a decided knockoff, and its title is probably deliberately misleading. This film and its disc mate are probably going to be of most interest for those wanting to catch a relatively rare glimpse of Ajita Wilson. Technical merits are okay in the video department, and fine in the audio department, and as mentioned above, the supplement about Wilson is very worthwhile.
(Still not reliable for this title)
Emanuelle e le porno notti nel mondo n. 2
1978
Notti porno nel mondo
1977
Unleashed Perversions of Emanuelle
1983
Love Camp / Die Todesgöttin Des Liebescamps
1981
Le notti porno nel mondo nº 2
1978
Voglia di guardare
1986
Emanuelle nera nº 2 / The New Black Emanuelle
1976
Sexy Erotic Love
1980
La Mujer de la Tierra Caliente
1978
Suor Emanuelle
1977
The Dirty Seven / La belva dalla calda pelle
1982
Emanuelle nera
1975
Inferno rosso: Joe D'Amato sulla via dell'eccesso
2021
The Real Emanuelle
1974
Emanuelle nera: Orient reportage
1976
Emanuelle - Perché violenza alle donne? / The Degradation of Emanuelle
1977
Black Emanuelle White Emanuelle / Velluto nero
1976
Black Cobra Woman / Eva nera
1976
La via della prostituzione
1978
1977