Suor Emanuelle (1977)

Director:

Giuseppe Vari

Writers:

Gerolamo Collogno (story)
Mario Gariazzo (story)
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Release Date:

10 August 1977 (Italy)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Renouncing her "sinful" past, Emanuelle has entered a convent and has dedicated herself to a life of service...

Plot Keywords:

Convent | Escaped Killer | Lesbian Kiss | Dream | Panties

Cast

Laura Gemser	...	Emanuelle
Mónica Zanchi	...	Monica Catsabriaga
Gabriele Tinti	...	Rene
Vinja Locatelli	...	Anna
Pia Velsi
Patrizia Sacchi
Dirce Funari	...	Monica's stepmother
Mario De Vico
Rik Battaglia	...	Catsabriaga
Ambrogio Molteni		(as Palmambrogio Molteni)

Directed by
Giuseppe Vari		(as Joseph Warren)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Gerolamo Collogno		story
Mario Gariazzo		story
Ambrogio Molteni		story
Marino Onorati		writer

Produced by
Mario Mariani	....	producer

Original Music by
Stelvio Cipriani

Cinematography by
Guglielmo Mancori

Film Editing by
Giuseppe Vari

Production Design by
Roberta Tomassetti

Costume Design by
Roberta Tomassetti

Makeup Department
Raffaele Cristini	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Francesco Fantacci	....	production supervisor
Pietro Grifi	....	assistant production supervisor

Sound Department
Luigi Groppo	....	boom operator
Guido Ortenzi	....	sound

Camera and Electrical Department
Sandro Borni	....	still photographer
Gastone Colantoni	....	electrician
Adriano Mancori	....	assistant camera
Renato Palmieri	....	camera operator
Enrico Zannoni	....	key grip

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Alfonsa Olivieri	....	wardrobe

Editorial Department
Massimo Strolighi	....	assistant editor
Alberto Vari	....	assistant editor

Other crew
Fiorella Mariani	....	script supervisor
Armando Pierini	....	production secretary

Production Companies

• MEN Cinematografica
• Rizzoli-Pallavicini

Distributors

• Avis Film (1979) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• Private Screenings (USA) (VHS)
• Severin Films (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Video Kineo (Italy) (VHS)

Also Known As:

Sister Emanuelle

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

West Germany:18 (nf) | Finland:K-18 | Norway:18 (video rating) | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Company:

MEN Cinematografica

Emanuelle meets nunsploitation!

There is a lot of variety in the Emanuelle series, and as such; a lot of strange and rather silly ideas; but having Laura Gemser dressed up as a nun and living in a convent is surely one of the silliest! I'd even go as far as to say that this plot could be considered blasphemous! Clearly, this film is just an attempt by director Giuseppe Vari to cash in on both the Emanuelle series and the nunsploitation wave in one fell swoop, and as is the case with a lot of the Emanuelle flicks; the only thing that really ties this film to the rest of the series is the lovely leading lady, Laura Gemser. Apparently, Emanuelle has decided to renounce her shady past and has taken up residency inside a convent. She is given the task of looking after the young and beautiful Monica; a girl who was dropped off at the convent by her wealthy father. However, it's not long before the young girl's outlook on life begins to rub off on the previously promiscuous "nun" and Emanuelle begins to question whether or not being a woman of God is actually a suitable career path...

In the context of the rest of the series, and considering that there is no explanation for Emanuelle's sudden change of attitude, it has to be said that the plot line featured in this film is absurdly ridiculous. However, the film clearly isn't meant to be looked at that way and as a stand alone nunsploitation flick; Sister Emanuelle is excellent, and by far my favourite of the ten or so Emanuelle flicks that I've seen. The film does represent a real change of pace for the series as for most of the film; Emanuelle is retracted to a nun's habit and doesn't feature in as many sex scenes as we're used to. That isn't a big problem, however, as this time Laura Gemser is joined by the beautiful Swiss actress Mónica Zanchi, who pretty much takes up the lead role. Unlike most Emanuelle films also, this one actually has a couple of themes going on; namely, the corruption of innocence, and judging by the ambiguous ending, there also seems to be something in there about how a person like Emanuelle is not going to be able to abandon what it is she stands for. Overall, this is a very good little film and comes highly recommended to both Emanuelle fans and exploitation fans in general!