It's a relief, during a time of cynicism in which sex is supposed to sell anything, to find a skin flick that's a lot better than it probably had to be.
Emmanuelle
Lets you feel good without feeling bad
1974 · 1h 35m · Unrated
Drama, Romance
Directed by
Just Jaeckin
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Emmanuelle
Overview
An employee at the French Embassy in Bangkok invites his wife to join him – and enjoy the benefits of their open marriage.
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Top critics, in their words
Film is a series of glossy images and appears more a come-on for the civil service than for femme lib.
Very glossy, very French voyage into sexual discovery that mingles cliche and elegant posturing with an attempt to broaden the horizons of the sex film.
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