6.9 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 1.0 | |
Overall | 1.0 |
Photographer/journalist Emanuelle explores the prostitution racket and drug trafficking.
Starring: Laura Gemser, Gabriele Tinti, Mark Shannon (I), Annj Goren, Ely GalleaniErotic | 100% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
French: 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 | 3.0 | |
Audio | 3.0 | |
Extras | 1.5 | |
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.
Emanuelle's Perverse Outburst 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: Assembled from best available elements, mostly original camera negative and dupe negative.That "original camera negative" may be a bit misleading here, since this is culled from snippets from all of the films listed above, and so probably unavoidably has a "dupey" appearance a lot of the time, something that is only exacerbated by moments culled from the dupe negative. There's a really wide variance in just about all the elements we typically address in reviews, including clarity, palette reproduction, density, grain structure and age related wear and tear. In its best moments this probably gets toward the 3.5 level, but there are other moments that can ebb down probably pretty close to 2.5 or even 2.0 territory.
Adding to the "casserole" feeling of this film, the soundtrack is actually in French this time, delivered via DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono. As with the video side of things, there's a kind of "dupey" quality to the audio as well, with an overall somewhat thin sound and without some of the punch for the music that is present in other offerings in this set. Dialogue is rendered cleanly enough for the most part. Optional English subtitles are available.
If you've slogged your way through all the other films in this set, Emanuelle's Perverse Outburst will probably seem like an afterthought. Technical merits are pretty variant, but the audio commentary is quite interesting.
(Still not reliable for this title)
Emanuelle e le porno notti nel mondo n. 2
1978
Notti porno nel mondo
1977
Gola Profonda Nera
1977
Love Camp / Die Todesgöttin Des Liebescamps
1981
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
Suor Emanuelle
1977
Inferno rosso: Joe D'Amato sulla via dell'eccesso
2021
Emanuelle nera
1975
The Real Emanuelle
1974
La Mujer de la Tierra Caliente
1978
Emanuelle nera: Orient reportage
1976
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
1977