6.5 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.0 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
An American journalist travels throughout the world in search of a good story by joining a modern-day harem and traveling to Venice to see what really goes on at diplomatic parties. While trying to expose a corrupt government official, Emanuelle stumbles upon a group that uses kidnapped girls to make and sell snuff films. A brush with death leaves Emanuelle wondering if it is perhaps time to hang up her camera for good.
Starring: Laura Gemser, Gabriele Tinti, Roger Browne, Riccardo Salvino, Lars BlochForeign | 100% |
Erotic | 73% |
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 | 4.0 | |
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 in America 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 from StudioCanal with additional restoration and color work by Severin Films.This presentation is often quite similar to the Mondo Macabre offering, though it does appear that some of that "additional restoration and color work" has helped to ameliorate a just slightly greenish quality that attended some of the Mondo Macabre version. This is a somewhat dark and gritty looking affair quite a bit of the time, despite a glut of outdoor material. The palette looks healthy and natural, and detail levels are generally quite appealing throughout. Grain is kind of thick, as mentioned, but resolves without any major issues.
As with many of the films in the Black Emanuelle set, Emanuelle in America features DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono tracks in either English or Italian. The English track in this case is noticeably louder and arguably has a more fulsome midrange, which I'd say helps to support this film's enjoyable scores, which includes one of the nicer themes in the series, a kind of Moody Blues-esque piece. Dialogue in both versions is presented cleanly and clearly. Optional English subtitles are available.
Emanuelle in America has long been considered one of the more notorious films in the Black Emanuelle cycle, and in some ways that's not hard to understand, but in other ways, it seems almost provincially quaint considering what "mainstream" movies offer these days. Technical merits are generally solid and the supplements are very enjoyable.
(Still not reliable for this title)
Emanuelle nera
1975
The Degradation of Emanuelle
1977
La via della prostituzione
1978
Black Cobra Woman / Eva nera
1976
Emanuelle nera: Orient reportage
1976
Suor Emanuelle
1977
Emanuelle e gli ultimi cannibali
1977
Caged Women / Emanuelle in Hell / Violenza in un carcere femminile
1982
Unleashed Perversions of Emanuelle
1983
Emanuelle e le porno notti nel mondo n. 2
1978
Notti porno nel mondo
1977
Black Emanuelle White Emanuelle / Velluto nero
1976
The Real Emanuelle
1974
Inferno rosso: Joe D'Amato sulla via dell'eccesso
2021
1983
Sexy Erotic Love
1980
Voglia di guardare
1986
Le notti porno nel mondo nš 2
1978
Gola Profonda Nera
1977
Emanuelle nera nš 2 / The New Black Emanuelle
1976