Emanuelle nera: Orient reportage (1976)

Director:

Joe D'Amato

Writers:

Ottavio Alessi (story)
Maria Pia Fusco (screenplay)
(more)

Release Date:

November 1977 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

She's Hotter Than Ever

Plot:

Emmanuelle is sent to Bangkok on a journalism assignment. While there, she embarks on her own exploration of the secrets of sensual pleasure. While learning much, she also reveals several secrets of her own.

Plot Keywords:

Journalist | Bangkok | Interview | Bangkok Thailand | Group Sex

Cast

Laura Gemser	...	Emanuelle
Gabriele Tinti	...	Roberto
Ely Galleani	...	Frances
Ivan Rassimov	...	Prince Sanit
Venantino Venantini	...	David
Giacomo Rossi-Stuart	...	Jimmy
Koike Mahoco	...	Gee
Fausto Di Bella
Gaby Bourgois
Chris Avram	...	Thomas Quizet
Attilio Duse
Debra Berger	...	Debra
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Giuseppe Marrocco	...	Uomo al ristorante (uncredited)

Directed by
Joe D'Amato

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Ottavio Alessi		story
Maria Pia Fusco		screenplay
Maria Pia Fusco		story
Piero Vivarelli		story

Original Music by
Nico Fidenco

Cinematography by
Joe D'Amato		(as Aristide Massaccesi)

Film Editing by
Vincenzo Tomassi

Art Direction by
Franco Gaudenzi

Set Decoration by
Mario Paladini

Costume Design by
Bruna Laurini

Makeup Department
Maria Grazia Nardi	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Giuseppe Auriemma	....	unit manager
Silvio Colecchia	....	unit manager
Oscar Santaniello	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Donatella Donati	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Nick Alexander	....	dubbing supervisor
Massimo Loffredi	....	sound recordist
Tullio Petricca	....	boom operator
Roberto Petrozzi	....	sound recordist
Guglielmo Smeraldi	....	boom operator

Camera and Electrical Department
Vittorio Biffani	....	still photographer
Luigi Conversi	....	camera operator
Luciano Dionisi	....	assistant camera

Editorial Department
Sergio Altigieri	....	second assistant editor
Carlo Della Corte	....	third assistant editor
Bruno Micheli	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Giacomo Dell'Orso	....	conductor (as G. Dell'Orso)

Other crew
Ulderico Arditi	....	production coordinator
Gioia Donati	....	script supervisor (as Gioia Maria Donati)

Production Companies

• Flaminia Produzioni Cinematografiche (licensor)
• Kristal Film
• San Nicola Produzione Cinematografica (licensor)

Distributors

• Fida Cinematografica (1976) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Monarch Releasing Corporation (1977) (USA) (theatrical) (dubbed)
• Danton Films (1977) (Canada) (theatrical) (dubbed)
• Lumière Pictures (????) (UK) (VHS)
• Master Video Productions (MVP) (Canada) (video) (Italian) (no subtitles)
• Mitel Video (Italy) (VHS)
• Obshchestvennoye Rossijskoye Televideniye (ORT) Video (Russia) (VHS)
• Severin Films (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Umbrella Entertainment (2008) (Australia) (DVD)
• VidAmerica (198?) (USA) (VHS)
• Video Programme Distributors (VPD) (????) (UK) (VHS)
• Video for Pleasure (VFP) (????) (Netherlands) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Fono Roma  dubbing: English
• Tirrenia Navigazione S.p.A.  location facilities: ship scenes

Also Known As:

Emanuelle in Bangkok (USA)

Runtime:

Australia:92 min | Germany:91 min | USA:87 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color (Telecolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

France:-16 | Australia:R | Finland:K-18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:18

Filming Locations:

Bangkok, Thailand

Company:

Flaminia Produzioni Cinematografiche

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Top Gear: (2007-11-18)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Black Emanuelle

Mindless Softcore Fare

Emanuelle in Bangkok is the second entry in the Black Emanuelle series begun by Bitto Albertini then continued on into infamy by Joe D'Amato.

Laura Gemser returns as the intrepid globetrotting reporter Emanuelle who is sent on a mission to Bangkok to interview the King's nephew. She is accompanied to Bangkok by her on-again-off-again lover Roberto (Gemsers real-life husband Gabriele Tinti) who is on his way to begin an archaeology dig in Morocco.

Emanuelle never quite gets her interview as she has her passport & photography equipment stolen then is brutally gang-raped by a group of thugs employed by the government, so she decides to join Roberto in Morocco. Not having a passport isn't a problem, she just f@cks an airport official for a free pass.

Once in Morocco Emanuelle discovers Roberto is now engaged to an English woman, so they all decide to engage in some group sex, which seems to straighten everything out. Soon Emanuelle falls madly in love with the daughter of an American ambassador and spends the rest of her days either involved in some in lesbian bubble bath action or f@cking Roberto and/or any other man who crosses her path.

Being still early in the series, there is less of the sleaze and nastiness that some of the other films are so well known for, basically it's a sexy travelogue piece. Emanuelle is inhibition-free and generous with her body so pretty much every dude she meets gets to have a go.

A couple of notable scenes include: a sequence of 'natural' animal violence where a Shrew-like creature fights a cobra, and wins. The fully-clothed gang-rape where afterwards Emanuelle hangs out and chats cheerfully with her assailants, and a Bangkok stripper performing the notorious ping-pong ball trick.

Ultimately this isn't D'Amato's best Emanuelle film but if you're looking for some mindless (and often dull) softcore fare then check this out, otherwise I'd suggest going for either Emanuelle in America, Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals or Emanuelle Around the World (XXX version).