Emmanuelle is a late night show that was beamed onto eMedia Investments' only TV channel at the time e.tv. For those who were familiar with the Emmanuelle, the series despite being a bit inappropriate for daytime audiences explored one's inner fantasies.
Before it was pulled from the channel, Emmanuelle managed to attract a million audiences which is huge considering the timeslot it was allocated being 10pm. I don't why I thought of doing this maybe because I was too a victim at some point which I honestly doubt.
Since Dark Side Of The Ring, I've been used to reading up on stuff and diving down into their early life which is the case for Emmanuelle but I'll try my best to not bore anyone and only include the important bits. I mean I did read through the whole thing and these parts made a lot more sense.
Google:
- A look into the life of X-Rated Rocky star Sylvester Stallone
- Malverde: Legend or Myth, a look at other patron saints
- 7 things you didn't know about Tom's Diner
- Inside the enduring mysteries of Elvis Presley's tragic fate
- Michael Jackson's Moonwalker became a childhood horror
- How Scooby-Doo inspired a generation of drug junkies?
Character history
Emmanuelle appeared as the pen name of Marayat Rollet-Andriane, a French-Thai actress born in the 1930s in Bangkok . Her 1957 book The Joys of a Woman detailed the sexual exploits of Emmanuelle, the "bored housewife" of a French diplomat. Rollet-Andriane's book caused a sensation in France and was banned.
The producer of another Arsan/Rollet-Andriane film Laure, Ovidio Assonitis, claimed that all books published under the pen name Emmanuelle Arsan were written by her husband Louis-Jacques Rollet-Andriane, rather than by Marayat.
Films
The first Emmanuelle film was the 1974 French theatrical feature Emmanuelle starring Dutch actress Sylvia Kristel became a success with a viewing audience estimated at 300 million. It remains one of France's most successful films, and played in the Arc de Triomphe theatre for over eleven years.
Several sequels starring Kristel followed, beginning with Emmanuelle 2 known as Emmanuelle: The Joys of a Woman in its U.S. release, and also Emmanuelle l’antivierge in some European press materials, including the soundtrack LP and CD.
A number of unofficial productions in Italy, Japan and the United States cashed in on the Emmanuelle craze. Among the best known were Italian "Black Emanuelle" films starring Laura Gemser , who became the second most popular actress to play Emanuelle in the 1970s.
After the last official Emmanuelle theatrical feature film, Emmanuelle au 7ème ciel (the seventh film for which Kristel returns as the main character), ASP began to produce further films, all featuring the character of Emmanuelle, albeit played by a series of actresses. These included a science fiction series in the 1990s called Emmanuelle in Space starring American actress Krista Allen in one of her first roles.
Openview Plus:
- Reviewing major changes coming soon to the SABC
- The Game Of My Destiny a brand new Turkish drama unveiled by Global Agency
- The Rebel Princess coming soon to eExtra
- A look at former NBC soap, Passions
- Die Vertroueling coming soon to eExtra
- Barbie: It Takes Two and Thomas And Friends: All Engines Go! coming soon to eToonz
Following spinoffs included TV series Emmanuelle 2000 starring Holly Sampson, TV and video series Emmanuelle's Private Collection starring Natasja Vermeer, and a one-off, Emmanuelle in Rio, starring Ludmilla Ferraz in her only acting credit.
As of 2011, over 60 Emmanuelle based content had been produced.
A list of productions in no particular order
• Emmanuelle (1974)
• Emmanuelle 2, also known as Emmanuelle, The Joys of a Woman (1975)
• Goodbye Emmanuelle, also known as Emmanuelle 3 (1977)
• Emmanuelle 4 (1984)
• Emmanuelle 5 (1987)
• Emmanuelle 6 (1988)
• Emmanuelle 7 (1993)
• Emmanuelle Forever (1993)
• Emmanuelle's Love (1993)
• Emmanuelle's Magic (1993)
• Emmanuelle's Revenge (1993)
• Emmanuelle's Perfume (1993)
• Emmanuelle in Venice (1993)
• Emmanuelle's Secret (1993)
• Emmanuelle in Space series (USA)
• Emmanuelle: First Contact, also known as Queen of the Galaxy (1994)
• Emmanuelle 2: A World of Desire (1994)
• Emmanuelle 3: A Lesson in Love (1994)
• Emmanuelle 4: Concealed Fantasy (1994)
• Emmanuelle 5: A Time to Dream (1994)
• Emmanuelle 6: One Final Fling (1994)
• Emmanuelle 7: The Meaning of Love (1994)
• Emmanuelle 2000 series (USA)
• Emmanuelle 2000: Being Emmanuelle (2000)
• Emmanuelle 2000: Emmanuelle and the Art of Love (2000)
• Emmanuelle 2000: Emmanuelle in Paradise (2000)
• Emmanuelle 2000: Jewel of Emmanuelle (2000)
• Emmanuelle 2000: Intimate Encounters (2000)
• Emmanuelle 2000: Emmanuelle's Sensual Pleasure (2000)
• Emmanuelle 2000: Emmanuelle Pie (2002)
• Emmanuelle in Rio (2003)
• Emmanuelle Private Collection series (USA)
• Emmanuelle Private Collection: Sex Goddess (2004)
• Emmanuelle Private Collection: Emmanuelle vs. Dracula (2004)
• Emmanuelle Private Collection: Sex Talk (2004)
• Emmanuelle Private Collection: The Sex Lives of Ghosts (2004)
• Emmanuelle Private Collection: Sexual Spells (2004)
• Emmanuelle Private Collection: The Art of Ecstasy (2006)
• Emmanuelle Private Collection: Jesse's Secret Desires (2006)
• Emmanuelle Through Time: Emmanuelle's Skin City (2011)
• Emmanuelle Through Time: Emmanuelle's Sexy Bite (2011)
• Emmanuelle Through Time: Sex, Chocolate & Emmanuelle (2011)
• Emmanuelle Through Time: Rod Steele 0014 & Naked Agent 0069 (2011)
• Emmanuelle Through Time: Sex Tales (2011)
• Emmanuelle Through Time: Emmanuelle's Supernatural Sexual Activity (2011)
• Emmanuelle Through Time: Emmanuelle's Forbidden Pleasures (2011)
• Emmanuelle: A Hard Look , a documentary on the series (2000)
• Pretty Cool, a retitled, cut version of Emmanuelle Pie (2002)
• Emmanuelle Tango, a potential theatrical release, cancelled (2006)
• Emmanuelle in Wonderland, a retitled, cut version of Sex Tales (2012)
• Adventures Into The Woods: A Sexy Musical, a further edit of Emmanuelle in Wonderland (2015)
• Black Emanuelle (1975)
• Black Emanuelle 2 (1976)
• Emanuelle in Bangkok (1976)
• Emanuelle in America (1977)
• Emanuelle Around the World (1977)
• Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals (1977)
• Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade (1978)
• Violence in a Women's Prison (1982)
• Emanuelle Escapes from Hell (1983)
• Io, Emmanuelle (A Man for Emmanuelle) (1969), directed by Cesare Canevari.
• Amore libero - Free Love (The Real Emanuelle , 1974), directed by Pier Ludovico Pavoni.
• Emanuelle's Revenge (Emanuelle e Françoise le sorelline 1975), directed by Joe D'Amato .
• Tokyo Emmanuelle (1975), directed by Akira Katō.
• La Marge (1976) (also released as Emmanuelle 77), directed by Walerian Borowczyk.
• Laure (1976) (also released as Forever Emmanuelle), directed by Emmanuelle Arsan.
• Black Emmanuelle, White Emmanuelle (Velluto nero, Emanuelle in Egypt 1976), directed by Brunello Rondi.
• Yellow Emanuelle (Il Mondo dei sensi di Emy Wong 1977), directed by Bitto Albertini.
• Sister Emanuelle (1977), directed by Giuseppe Vari.
• Vanessa (1977), directed by Hubert Frank.
• Felicity (1978), directed by John D. Lamond.
• Carry On Emmannuelle (1978) directed by Gerald Thomas.
• Emmanuelle in Soho (1981), directed by David Hughes
