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 | 22% |
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 | 2.0 | |
Video | 3.0 | |
Audio | 3.5 | |
Extras | 3.0 | |
Overall | 2.0 |
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.
Sister Emanuelle is presented on Blu-ray courtesy of Severin Films with an AVC encoded 1080p transfer in 1.85:1. 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 of original camera negative.I wasn't very excited by the look of the Full Moon release from a few years ago, and I have to say despite this evidently having been sourced from the original camera negative, it's still one of the rougher looking presentations in this set. There's a very gritty grain structure throughout most of the presentation, leading to a times a rather fuzzy and I'd say even blurry picture. The palette is reasonably intact, though does look a bit aged, faded and brown.
Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade features DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono tracks in either Italian or English. This is another case where there aren't gigantic differences between the two in terms of overall mix and amplitude, but where if you toggle between the two as the film is playing, you can discern that the English track is just a little brighter. Dialogue, effects and score are rendered without any major issues. Optional English subtitles are available.
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 version inarguably improves the video of the Full Moon Blu-ray, but that doesn't mean it looks great. Audio is fine, and the supplements for this film are unusually excellent.
(Still not reliable for this title)
Emanuelle nera
1975
Black Cobra Woman / Eva nera
1976
Emanuelle nera: Orient reportage
1976
The Real Emanuelle
1974
1977
Emanuelle - Perché violenza alle donne? / The Degradation of Emanuelle
1977
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
Emanuelle e le porno notti nel mondo n. 2
1978
Notti porno nel mondo
1977
Unleashed Perversions of Emanuelle
1983
Emanuelle e gli ultimi cannibali
1977
Caged Women / Emanuelle in Hell / Violenza in un carcere femminile
1982