6.7 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 2.0 | |
Overall | 2.0 |
While attempting to interview an elusive gangster, photojournalist Emanuelle notices a man pushing a girl in a wheelchair through the airport. Later, in another country she sees the same man and the girl up and walking. Intrigued, she does a bit of investigating and uncovers an organization dealing in the buying and selling of young women. She goes undercover into the organization but finds that getting out again could cost her her career...and her life.
Starring: Laura Gemser, Ely Galleani, Gabriele Tinti, Venantino Venantini, Pierre MarfurtForeign | 100% |
Drama | 23% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: Dolby Digital 2.0 (192 kbps)
English: Dolby Digital 5.1 (448 kbps)
None
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region free
Movie | 2.0 | |
Video | 2.0 | |
Audio | 2.5 | |
Extras | 0.5 | |
Overall | 2.0 |
There's an understandably problematic and provocative description about certain folks who are deemed to be "white trash", but in that regard, and with tongue planted firmly in cheek, when one considers what fans will know is the "color" often added to Emanuelle films in general, Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade might arguably be called "black trash". Some readers will be aware that the Laura Gemser Emanuelle films are frequently nicknamed the "Black Emanuelle" offerings in order to differentiate them from so-called "White Emmanuelle" films, just in case no one is paying attention to the spelling of the titular name (and further adding to the confusion is that Gemser herself appeared in a 1976 effort which was released under a number of titles including Black Emmanuelle, White Emmanuelle). In fact, Severin released a bunch of the Gemser "Black" Emanuelle films on DVD several years ago under the titles Black Emanuelle’s Box: Volume 1 and Black Emanuelle’s Box: Volume 2 . Both of those sets are apparently out of print and are now going for significant moolah, but for fans of Gemser and/or the Emanuelle films, Full Moon is now offering some of them on Blu-ray.
Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade is presented on Blu-ray courtesy of Full Moon Features with an AVC encoded 1080p transfer in 1.85:1. The back cover of this release only offers a generic "completely uncut and remastered in HD", and there's unfortunately no real information given about the provenance of whatever element may have been utilized. This has signs of having passed through a video (as opposed to film) source somewhere along the way, as there is a curious fuzzy appearance throughout that is especially noticeable on the edges of things and which may remind some of the halcycon days of VHS. It looks like some sort of filtering has been applied, though little clumps of grain can occasionally pop up. There's recurrent if minor age related wear and tear, including scratches, nicks and other blemishes. A number of compression issues accrue on occasion, including some macroblocking and pixellation, which further adds to the "vintage" feel of it all. On the plus side, the palette is rather nice a lot of the time, with primaries looking especially strong.
Only lossy Dolby Digital 2.0 and 5.1 tracks are offered here, and that perceived deficit, at least for those who (as I do) prefer lossless audio on their Blu-ray releases, is probably only made worse by the fact that this is one of the more hilariously inartfully dubbed films of its era. Sync is not just "loose", as is often kind of humorously stated in various technical verbiage offered by a number of boutique labels, it's positively non existent at times. The surround track arguably opens up the porn lite score by Nico Fidenco, as well as occasional ambient environmental effects in some of the outdoor material, but it's hardly a consistently immersive track. Dialogue, while rarely if ever matching lip movements, is reasonably easy to decipher. No subtitles are included on this disc.
- Barbed Wire Dolls (HD; 00:55)
- Naked Girl Murdered in a Park (HD; 1:28)
- Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun (HD; 2:37)
- Sexy Sisters (HD; 1:02) actually features the title Satanic Sisters in the trailer itself.
- Voodoo Passion (HD; 00:56)
- Women in Cellblock 9 (HD; 1:00)
Fans of the Laura Gemser Black Emanuelle films are probably already well aware of the smarmier aspects of many (all?) of the films, but there's also a kind of gonzo sense of humor percolating just beneath the surface of some of these entries which actually may recommend them to more self described high falutin' types. This is one of the more scenic Emanuelle films, with some nice vistas which may or may not have a few naked women frolicking through them. The "plot" is pure insanity, as only befits an Emanuelle film, where, in true Emanuelle fashion, there's no problem like white slavery that can't be solved by a quick roll in the hay. This presentation has deficits in both the video and audio departments, for those who may be considering making a purchase.
Emanuelle nera
1975
Emanuelle nera: Orient reportage
1976
Emanuelle - Perché violenza alle donne? / The Degradation of Emanuelle
1977
Black Cobra Woman / Eva nera
1976
1977
The Real Emanuelle
1974
Suor Emanuelle
1977
The Dirty Seven / La belva dalla calda pelle
1982
Inferno rosso: Joe D'Amato sulla via dell'eccesso
2021
Black Emanuelle White Emanuelle / Velluto nero
1976
La Mujer de la Tierra Caliente
1978
Le notti porno nel mondo nº 2
1978
Emanuelle nera nº 2 / The New Black Emanuelle
1976
Voglia di guardare
1986
Sexy Erotic Love
1980
Unleashed Perversions of Emanuelle
1983
Emanuelle e le porno notti nel mondo n. 2
1978
Notti porno nel mondo
1977
Emanuelle e gli ultimi cannibali
1977
Gola Profonda Nera
1977