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The project was announced at the Cannes Film Festival on May 16, 2022
Chronology
Follows a woman and the series of erotic fantasies that she entertains..
Remake of Emmanuelle (1974)
I was not at all attracted by the concept of a new Emmanuelle, and turned off by the heaps of negative reviews.
Well, I’m blown awayI think too few people have understood the film: While some may try to relate it to the original, it’s far less exotic and frivolous
If, on the other hand, others find its depiction of explicit sexuality silly, they haven’t understood what eroticism is all about.The movie is in fact not only an almost complete rewriting of the original work (At least on the surface , since for those who know the original material, inspiration abounds).
But it's also a movie exceptional with erotic tensionThis tension is sustained by a clinical and, some would say, cold direction, with a lot of unspoken things
However, this coldness is necessary to help us understand what really strikes us at heart : the portrait of a woman full of singularity, searching for her individuality through her independence, which is not far from solitude.Here's where ordinary audiences will find themselves confused : how can you make a “libertine” (As a shared sexuality) movie about an individual (In opposition to the group) ?
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