6.8 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 1.5 | |
Overall | 1.5 |
Faux documentary.
Narrator: Laura GemserErotic | 100% |
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 | 1.5 | |
Video | 2.5 | |
Audio | 3.5 | |
Extras | 2.0 | |
Overall | 1.5 |
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.
Porno Nights of the World is presented on Blu-ray courtesy of Severin Films with an AVC encoded 1080p transfer in 1.78:1. 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 interpositive.Since Porno Nights of the World is a kind of grabbag of footage culled both from other films and what may actually have been some real "home movies" of various locations, there's the same kind of heterogeneous quality on display that is probably even more evident in some similar films like Emanuelle's Perverse Outburst. Things can look slightly faded at times, with a skew toward brown that can also tend to mask some fine detail in some of the at times very dimly lit nightclub footage. In its best moments, the palette pops quite agreeably and detail levels are generally good (see screenshot 3 for one example). However, a lot of this presentation is soft to the point of being fuzzy, and there are noticeable variances in color timing, densities and grain structure throughout.
Once again as with many of the films in this set, Porno Nights of the World offers DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono mixes in either Italian or English. I followed my standard operating procedure of toggling between the tracks as I watched, and encountered no major problems in either of the languages, though the Italian track sounds louder and more full bodied. Dialogue is rendered cleanly and clearly throughout for the most part (some of the archival video is a little wonky at times). Optional English subtitles are available.
The Black Emanuelle series got pretty good at just flat out co-opting scenes from other movies and (sexual pun unavoidable) thrusting them into whatever property was being developed. Porno Nights of the World is probably more mondo and definitely gonzo than porno, with pretty ragged looking video at times, but acceptable audio and some nice supplements, especially The Naked Eye: Sex and the Mondo Film.
(Still not reliable for this title)
Emanuelle e le porno notti nel mondo n. 2
1978
Unleashed Perversions of Emanuelle
1983
Gola Profonda Nera
1977
Love Camp / Die Todesgöttin Des Liebescamps
1981
Le notti porno nel mondo nº 2
1978
Voglia di guardare
1986
Emanuelle nera nº 2 / The New Black Emanuelle
1976
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