7 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.0 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
Famous undercover journalist Emanuelle teams with her friend Cora Norman to uncover a white slave ring that traffics in women kidnapped from various locales around the world. Her investigations leaves plenty of time, however, for globe-trotting and bed-hopping. As each lead turns up bad, Emanuelle begins to wonder if she can ever put an end to this horrible slavery ring.
Starring: Laura Gemser, Ivan Rassimov, Karin Schubert, Don Powell (V), George EastmanErotic | 100% |
Drama | 41% |
Crime | Insignificant |
Adventure | Insignificant |
Thriller | Insignificant |
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 | 3.0 | |
Video | 4.0 | |
Audio | 4.0 | |
Extras | 3.0 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
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.
Emanuelle Around the World is presented on Blu-ray courtesy of Severin Films with an AVC encoded 1080p transfer in 1.78:1. 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 StudioCanal with additional restoration and color work by Severin Films.The best thing about this presentation for anyone who has seen countless shoddy older home theater releases may be the surprising vibrancy of the palette. While there are still some of the density variations seen in several of the other transfers in this set, things look more consistent here, and the depth of some of the primaries in particular is quite striking. Detail levels are typically very good to excellent, though there are some of the variances also seen in the other Black Emanuelle "travelogue" elements where some of the location photography can't quite match the crispness of more controlled settings. Some very minor age related wear and tear can be spotted. Grain resolves naturally throughout.
Emanuelle Around the World follows the general standard operating procedure of this set by offering DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono tracks in either Italian or English. This was one case where I frankly didn't notice a whale of a lot of difference in either mixes or overall amplitude between the languages, and both can show some very slight hiss. One kind of comical thing if you like to toggle is that the rather nice funky bass score is not synched between languages. Dialogue is rendered cleanly and clearly throughout. Optional English subtitles are available.
I'm sure there are some devoted cineastes who look at my 3.0 scores for this film and Emanuelle in America and (once again) wonder what I'm thinking, whereas true Black Emanuelle aficionados may similarly be questioning why both films didn't get a 5.0. The fact is, my personal belief is you have to kind of approach the scores for Black Emanuelle on a veritable curve, and the good news is this film and Emanuelle in America offer lots of curves. Don't go looking for narrative coherence here (or frankly pretty much anywhere in the entire franchise), but the scenery as they say is inviting. Technical merits are generally solid and the supplements, especially the Thrower piece, are very enjoyable.
(Still not reliable for this title)
Emanuelle nera
1975
Emanuelle nera: Orient reportage
1976
1977
La via della prostituzione
1978
Suor Emanuelle
1977
Black Cobra Woman / Eva nera
1976
Voglia di guardare
1986
Sexy Erotic Love
1980
Le notti porno nel mondo nº 2
1978
Emanuelle nera nº 2 / The New Black Emanuelle
1976
Gola Profonda Nera
1977
Love Camp / Die Todesgöttin Des Liebescamps
1981
The Dirty Seven / La belva dalla calda pelle
1982
La Mujer de la Tierra Caliente
1978
Emanuelle e le porno notti nel mondo n. 2
1978
Notti porno nel mondo
1977
Unleashed Perversions of Emanuelle
1983
The Real Emanuelle
1974
Black Emanuelle White Emanuelle / Velluto nero
1976
Inferno rosso: Joe D'Amato sulla via dell'eccesso
2021