Emmanuelle 4 is 1984 English-language French film directed by Francis Leroi and Iris Letans.[4] It is a sequel to 1977's Goodbye Emmanuelle, and the fourth installment in the film series of the same name.[4] It is also the first film in the series to be filmed in English instead of French.
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| Produced by | Alain Siritzky[2] |
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| Cinematography | Jean-Francis Gondre[1] |
| Edited by | Hélène Plemiannikov[1] |
| Music by | Michel Magne[1] |
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| Distributed by | Cannon Films |
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Running time | 92 minutes[2] |
| Country | France[2] |
| Language | English |
| Box office | 1.227 million admissions (France)[3] |
The film is also the last film credit for 1962 Academy Award and Golden Globe nominee Michel Magne, as the film-score composer committed suicide in a hotel room ten months after its release. It was followed by a sequel, Emmanuelle 5, released in 1984.
Plot
editSylvia (Sylvia Kristel) is involved in a tormented love affair with Marc (Patrick Bauchau). She has tried to end their love, and escape, but always ends up back with him. After an encounter at a Los Angeles party, she decides she's had enough – she will go to Brazil and get extensive plastic surgery. This way he will never recognize her again, much less find her, and it will make for a great article which she promises to hand in to a California newspaper.
Sylvia goes through with it, and becomes a new woman named Emmanuelle (Mia Nygren); she is now a twenty-year-old virgin. She plans to take on all of Brazil in a series of sexual escapades that will purge her past.
Cast
edit- Sylvia Kristel as Sylvia / Emmanuelle
- Mia Nygren (Mia Rickfors) as Emmanuelle
- Patrick Bauchau as Marc
- Deborah Power as Donna
- Sophie Berger as Maria
- Marilyn Jess (Dominique Troyes) as Nadine
- Christian Marquand as Dr. Santano
- Fabrice Luchini as Oswaldo
- Brinke Stevens as Dream Girl
Release
editEmmanuelle 4 was released in France on 15 February 1984.[1] On its first week in Paris, the film sold 122,009 tickets.[1] At the end of its theatrical run in Paris, it had sold a total of 455,882.[1]
Reception
editIn a contemporary review, John Pym of the Monthly Film Bulletin stated that "a reach-me-down mish-mash, padded with flashbacks and what appear to be hardcore sequences, and scissored by many hands." The review also commented on the 3D in the film, as "barely noticeable".[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Emmanuelle 4" (in French). Bifi.fr. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
- ^ a b c d Pym, John (1984). "Emmanuelle IV". Monthly Film Bulletin. 51 (600). London: British Film Institute: 276.
- ^ "Sylvia Kristel French box office information". www.BoxOfficeStory.com (in French). Box Office Story. Retrieved 10 April 2022.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Canby, Vincent (January 11, 1985). "FILM: 'EMMANUELLE 4'". The New York Times. Archived from the original on September 3, 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
External links
edit- Emmanuelle 4 at AllMovie
- Emmanuelle 4 at IMDb
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