In her sizzling softcore debut in the sexploitation franchise that would make her an international sensation, Indonesian-Dutch actress & model Laura Gemser stars as Black Emanuelle. Sent to Africa on assignment, investigative journalist / photographer Mae Jordan (Gemser), known to her readers as Emanuelle, pushes the boundaries of her story and her sensuality. Featuring an excellent score by Nico Fidenco and exquisite Kenyan travelogue cinematography by Carlo Carlini, the first film in the Black Emanuelle series is high quality Italian exploitation with arthouse aspirations, shamelessly knocking off Sylvia Kristel’s French blockbuster Emmanuelle (slyly dropping an M in the name to avoid copyright prosecution) while ramping up the most salaciously prurient and politically incorrect aspects.
