6.5 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
Emmanuelle is recently reunited with her husband, but at the next party, she gets drunk and strips nude for his friends. He returns to his lover. Later, a sober Emmanuelle tries to redeem herself, but her husband refuses to forgive. She travels to see him, gets raped on the way by two delinquents, and enters a life of vicious sex to forget him.
Starring: Muriel Montossé, Antonio Mayans, Carmen Carrión, Flavia Hervás, Juan Soler (I)Foreign | 100% |
Erotic | 43% |
Drama | 29% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.40:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
Spanish: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
English, English SDH
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Slipcover in original pressing
Region free
Movie | 3.5 | |
Video | 3.5 | |
Audio | 4.0 | |
Extras | 4.0 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
Jess Franco's "The Inconfessable Orgies of Emmanuelle" (1982) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Severin Films. The supplemental features on the release include archival program with Jess Franco; exlcusive new program with critic Stephen Thrower; and a segment of the documentary "In the Land of Franco". In Spanish or English, with optional English and English SDH subtitles for the main feature. Region-Free.
Presented in an aspect ratio of 2.40:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, The Inconfessable Orgies of Emmanuelle arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Severin Films.
The overall quality of the presentation is very similar to that of the other Spanish films that Jess Franco directed for Golden Films International, S.A. in Severin Films' catalog (Macumba Sexual, The House of Lost Women, Sex Is Crazy, Shining Sex, etc.). The visuals look good and stable. However, there are some noticeable density fluctuations, some of which are inherited, and the surface of the visuals is not in immaculate condition. While there are no serious anomalies, you should prepare yourself to see unevenness in terms of clarity and sharpness. The same can be said about color reproduction as well. Obviously, if meticulously restored, this film can look better, but I also suspect that the original materials for it have all kinds of different limitations considering how cheaply Franco liked to work. (For example, the softness and slightly out of focus shots that routinely pop up in Franco's films are inherited). In some areas, grain becomes a bit noisy, but it still looks decent. There are no large distracting cuts, damage marks, warped or torn frames to report. (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: Spanish DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 and English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0. Optional English and English SDH subtitles are provided for the main feature. When turned on, they appear under the image frame.
The Spanish track is clearly preferable. It is the original track and sounds a lot better. The English track, which is a poor dub track, is extremely thin and shaky, lacking even basic depth. Dynamic intensity is practically non-existent as well. The Spanish track is fuller and better rounded, plus it handles the music score far better. (For what it's worth, the English track does not use the exact same music).
Jess Franco disliked Sylvia Kristel's classic character with a rather remarkable passion, and did not want to make a conventional Emmanuelle film. But he agreed to do The Inconfessable Orgies of Emmanuelle, which as you may guess is just another conventional Franco film with familiar Franco-esque characters living their lives to the fullest. It is a good genre film, or at least by Franco standards, but if you need some or all of the fireworks its misleading title promises, I recommend that you book a night with Cries of Pleasure, which chronicles one seriously atmospheric sexual séance. RECOMMENDED.
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