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An international supermodel is in a mental hospital, and her psychiatrist tries to draw out what traumatic experiences in her past contributed to put her there.
Starring: Shulamith LasriErotic | 100% |
Drama | 48% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
Italian: 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 | 3.5 | |
Audio | 3.5 | |
Extras | 2.5 | |
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 Emanuelle No. 2 is presented on Blu-ray courtesy of Severin Films with an AVC encoded 1080p transfer in 1.85:1. Severin's almost overwhelming book included with this set offers a brief description of the transfer, as follows:
Source: 4K scan from original camera negative.Even a 4K scan from an original camera negative has to contend with the information that negative provides, and there are some transitory deficits on display here that my hunch is stem from a less than fulsome shooting budget as well as what was perhaps some haphazard curation in the ensuing years. For the most part the palette pops quite appealingly, though there are some rather curious variances in color timing, some of which just kind of arise out of thin air and then revert after a while. Some outdoor material in particular has a kind of odd purple-blue tint to it at times that is nowhere to be seen in other portions of the film. Detail levels are generally good, if not outstanding. The entire presentation is pretty gritty looking and there are moments that are soft and blurry enough that they look out of focus (see screenshots 8 and 9 for two examples).
As with many of the films in this set, Black Emanuelle No. 2 features DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono tracks in either Italian or English. As is my standard operating procedure, I toggled between the two as I watched and to my ears the Italian track is just slightly brighter and louder, something that may give a bit of extra energy to effects and score in particular. Dialogue is rendered cleanly and clearly throughout. Optional English subtitles are available.
This is a pretty sad "sequel" by any stretch of the imagination, but for completists, this presentation offers generally secure technical merits and some appealing supplements.
(Still not reliable for this title)
Le notti porno nel mondo nş 2
1978
Sexy Erotic Love
1980
Voglia di guardare
1986
Suor Emanuelle
1977
Emanuelle e le porno notti nel mondo n. 2
1978
Notti porno nel mondo
1977
Unleashed Perversions of Emanuelle
1983
Emanuelle nera
1975
The Real Emanuelle
1974
Gola Profonda Nera
1977
Emanuelle nera: Orient reportage
1976
Love Camp / Die Todesgöttin Des Liebescamps
1981
The Dirty Seven / La belva dalla calda pelle
1982
Black Emanuelle White Emanuelle / Velluto nero
1976
Black Cobra Woman / Eva nera
1976
La via della prostituzione
1978
Emanuelle - Perché violenza alle donne? / The Degradation of Emanuelle
1977
Inferno rosso: Joe D'Amato sulla via dell'eccesso
2021
La Mujer de la Tierra Caliente
1978
1977