The softcore phenomenon gets a hard documentary—Alex Cox goes where few film scholars dare.
Documentary about the Emmanuelle movies, looking at their making as well as their social and cultural impact.
Direction
Alex Cox's sardonic narration treats smut with genuine auteur respect.
Acting
Sylvia Kristel's candid reflections on being trapped as Emmanuelle.
Director
Alex Cox
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Emmanuelle franchise spawned over 50 official and unofficial sequels, becoming a global brand that outlived its ostensible 'artistic' origins.
Director Alex Cox was fired from his teaching job shortly after this aired—partly for his unapologetic embrace of 'disreputable' cinema.
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