6.5 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
Beautiful newlywed Emmanuelle tires of life in Thailand with her ambassador husband and embarks on a series of sexual adventures. Keen to learn the intricacies of desire, she places herself under the tutelage of the elderly Mario, and starts off down a path which leads her to new heights of physical ecstasy. French President Georges Pompidou tried unsuccessfully to ban this film, which later became a cult and France's all-time top grossing film. X was never like this.
Starring: Sylvia Kristel, Alain Cuny, Marika Green, Daniel Sarky, Jeanne ColletinErotic | 100% |
Foreign | 80% |
Drama | 52% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.64:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.66:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
French: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
English
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region free
Movie | 4.0 | |
Video | 4.0 | |
Audio | 4.0 | |
Extras | 0.0 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
Just Jaeckin's "Emmanuelle" (1974) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Australian label Umbrella Entertainment. There are no bonus features on the disc. In French or English, with optional English subtitles for the main feature. Region-Free.
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Presented in an aspect ratio of 1.64:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Just Jaeckin's Emmanuelle arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Umbrella Entertainment.
The release is sourced from the same master that StudioCanal used nearly ten years ago to produce the first high-definition release of Emmanuelle, which was almost certainly prepared even earlier. It is a decent master and if you have only viewed the film on DVD you will be quite pleased with the upgrade in quality, but obviously you should also expect to see some limitations that are typical for older masters. Indeed, detail typically ranges from decent to good, but on a large screen occasionally it is quite easy to tell that background nuances are not optimal. Also, the extremely fine details that a proper modern 4K remaster would deliver are just not identifiable here. However, the visuals still hold up quite nicely, so again, if you are only now upgrading your DVD release of Emmanuelle I am certain that you will like what you see. Grain is retained, but this is the one area where the age of the master shows the most -- grain exposure and density are not as stable and as consistent as they would appear on a brand new remaster. There is also a tad of surface sharpening that pops up during a couple of scenes, and my guess again is that it was introduced when the master was prepared with older equipment. The end result is still quite good, though, so your experience with the technical presentation will be satisfying. My score is 3.75/5.00. (Note: This is a Region-Free Blu-ray release. Therefore, you will be able to play it on your player regardless of your geographical location).
There are two standard audio tracks on this Blu-ray release: French DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 and English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0. Optional English subtitles are provided for the French track.
I have seen a theatrical screening of Emmanuelle in English so it is good to have both tracks. (The English track was used in different international markets). However, the French track sounds nicer -- it is fuller, better rounded, and with overall superior depth. It is cleaner as well. I like it quite a lot, though a brand new remix will likely deliver some stability enhancements in the mid/high registers where some of the unevenness of the original overdubbing is most obvious.
There are no supplemental features to be found on this Blu-ray release.
If you are interested in vintage erotic cinema your collection cannot possibly be complete without Just Jaeckin's Emmanuelle. It is one of those key films that in the early '70s defined and made erotica mainstream. It is true. You just can't have a serious conversation about the genre and not reference Emmanuelle. It was a trend-setter and there are so many other films that came out after it that would not have been made without its success. Umbrella Entertainment have gathered the first two Emmanuelle films in this set, so if they appeal to you consider picking it up. RECOMMENDED.
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