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Emmanuelle: Directed by Just Jaeckin. With Alain Cuny, Sylvia Kristel, Marika Green, Daniel Sarky. The wife of a French diplomat in Bangkok embarks on a voyage of self-discovery.
- Just Jaeckin
- 1 min
Emmanuelle II: Directed by Francis Giacobetti. With Sylvia Kristel, Umberto Orsini, Frédéric Lagache, Catherine Rivet. After two months of separation, Emmanuelle must find her husband Jean in Hong Kong.
- Francis Giacobetti
- 2 min
Jul 16, 2022 · Emmanuelle is a 1974 French drama film directed by Just Jaeckin. It is the first installment in a series of French softcore pornography films based on the novel Emmanuelle. The film stars Sylvia Kristel in the title role about a woman who takes a trip to Bangkok to enhance her sexual experience.
She first came to international attention in the early 1970s with Emmanuelle (1974) for director Just Jaeckin. Then two more sequels followed in which she also starred. Included in her credits are a long list of European films including the film Julia (1974), in which she played the lead.
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Kristel was born in Utrecht, the Netherlands; she was the elder daughter of an innkeeper, Jean-Nicholas Kristel, and his wife Pietje Hendrika Lamme. In her 2006 autobiography, Nue, she stated that she was sexually abused by an elderly hotel guest when she was nine years old, an experience she otherwise refused to discuss. Her parents divorced when ...
Kristel began modeling when she was 17 years old. In 1971, before becoming famous, she took part in an audition for the female lead in the film Last Tango in Paris (1972) but lost out to Maria Schneider. In 1973, she won the Miss TV Europe contest. She spoke Dutch, English, German, and Italian fluently, as well as several other languages to a lesse...
In September 2006, Kristel's autobiography Nue (Nude) was published in France. The writing was translated into English as Undressing Emmanuelle: A Memoir, by Fourth Estate, 2 July 2007, in which she described a turbulent personal life that was blighted by addictions to drugs and alcohol, and her quest for a father figure, which resulted in some des...
Kristel was a heavy cigarette smoker from the age of 11. She was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2001, and underwent three courses of chemotherapy and surgery after the disease spread to her lungs. On 12 June 2012, she suffered a stroke and was hospitalized in critical condition. Four months later, she died in her sleep at age 60 from esophageal an...
Sylvia Kristel at AllMovieSylvia Kristel at IMDbSylvia Kristel at Rotten TomatoesSylvia Kristel at the TCM Movie DatabaseJan 27, 2024 · Sylvia Kristel appeared in three other films and a television series within the Emmanuelle saga, with decreasing but still considerable success. Her best films – Alice or The Last Escapade...
The first Emmanuelle film debuted in 1974 and starred Sylvia Kristel, who became synonymous with the role. The film embraced its X-rating and became a success, with an estimated audience of 300 million.
