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Laura Gemser
Laurette Marcia Gemser (born 5 October 1950) is an Indonesian-Dutch retired actress, model and costume designer. She is primarily known for her work in Italian erotic cinema, most notably the ''Emanuelle'' series. Many of her films were collaborations with directors Joe D'Amato and Bruno Mattei. Gemser has also been credited as Moira Chen, most notably in '' Love Is Forever'' (1983). Early life Gemser left Indonesia in 1955, at the age of four, and moved with her parents to the Netherlands.Article on Laura Gemser in ''Leeuwarder Courant'', 5 February 1977 She grew up in the Dutch city of Utrecht, where she attended the MULO Regentesseschool high school. After that, she attended the Artibus Art School in Utrecht, where she specialised in fashion design. Career After modelling in various magazines in the Netherlands and Belgium, in 1974 she moved to Italy to star in the erotic film ''Amore libero - Free Love''.Gordiano Lupi, ''Laura Gemser e le altre''. Edizioni Profondo Rosso, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Emanuelle
''Black Emanuelle'' (Italian: ''Emanuelle nera'') is a softcore sexploitation film from 1975 directed by Bitto Albertini. This Africa set film was shot mostly in Kenya. The music was composed by Nico Fidenco. ''Black Emanuelle'' was followed by a number of sequels, all revolving around the erotic adventures of Mae Jordan (played by Laura Gemser), a globe-trotting, hedonistic investigative journalist and photographer known to her readers as "Emanuelle". Her character has been described as "a strong and independent woman, sexually proactive, at the centre of wealthy young and old white men of power, and involved in any sort of depraved set and situation." Plot Journalist and photographer Mae Jordan (Laura Gemser) publishes her work under the name Emanuelle. She accepts an assignment from a diplomatic couple in Nairobi, and starts a sexual relationship with both. Together they teach her the ways of the country and love. Cast * Laura Gemser (credited as Emanuelle) as Mae "Eman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laos
Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist state and the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia. At the heart of the Indochinese Peninsula, Laos is bordered by Myanmar and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the southeast, and Thailand to the west and southwest. Its capital and largest city is Vientiane. Present-day Laos traces its historic and cultural identity to Lan Xang, which existed from the 14th century to the 18th century as one of the largest kingdoms in Southeast Asia. Because of its central geographical location in Southeast Asia, the kingdom became a hub for overland trade and became wealthy economically and culturally. After a period of internal conflict, Lan Xang broke into three separate kingdoms: Luang Phrabang, Vientiane and Champasak. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vow Of Chastity
Chastity, also known as purity, is a virtue related to temperance. Someone who is ''chaste'' refrains either from sexual activity considered immoral or any sexual activity, according to their state of life. In some contexts, for example when making a vow of chastity, chastity means the same as celibacy. Etymology The words ''chaste'' and ''chastity'' stem from the Latin adjective ("cut off", "separated", "pure"). The words entered the English language around the middle of the 13th century. ''Chaste'' meant "virtuous", "pure from unlawful sexual intercourse") or (from the early 14th century on) as a noun, a virgin, while ''chastity'' meant "(sexual) purity". Thomas Aquinas links ''(chastity)'' to the Latin verb ("chastise, reprimand, correct"), with a reference to Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics: "Chastity takes its name from the fact that reason 'chastises' concupiscence, which, like a child, needs curbing, as the Philosopher states". In Abrahamic religions For many Jews, C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crime Busters
''Crime Busters'' ( it, I due superpiedi quasi piatti) is a 1977 Italian action crime comedy film directed by Enzo Barboni and starring the comedy team of Terence Hill and Bud Spencer. It was one of the three movies awarded with the Golden Screen Award in 1977 along with ''The Exorcist'' and ''The Towering Inferno''. Plot Wilbur Walsh (Bud Spencer) and Matt Kirby (Terence Hill) are in Miami, looking for work as longshoremen, but the area is managed by shady dealers who refuse to give them a job, after which the dealers are beaten up and have three of their cars wrecked in the process. Walsh and Kirby meet up and then leave the dock, tired of looking for a job. Matt is particularly intrigued by the closed nature of Wilbur, who tries to avoid it in any way. Matt, after introducing himself, suggests that Walsh and he should work together on something he had been planning; the robbery of a supermarket. Walsh accepts, aided by Kirby's conniving ways to remove police attention, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emanuelle In America
''Emanuelle in America'' is a 1977 Italian sexploitation film, the third in the Black Emanuelle series starring Laura Gemser It is the second in the series to be directed by Joe D'Amato and has journalist Emanuelle investigate the production of snuff films, among other things. In some cuts, which were only released in certain markets, the film contains scenes of hardcore pornography, graphic violence and bestiality. Plot In a Manhattan studio, Emanuelle shoots a nude photo shoot. Janet, one of her models, tells her about her relationship with Tony, a philosopher, and complains that nothing ever happens but talk. In her car, Emanuelle gets hijacked by Tony, who puts a gun against her head and says he will kill her because of her sexual immorality, the root of all the evils of the present. Emanuelle finds out about his sexual childhood trauma, argues for the cleanliness of sex, and starts to perform fellatio on him. Panic-stricken, Tony runs away. In their apartment, Emanuelle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmportal
filmportal.de is an online database of information related to German film. It includes extensive information on films and filmmakers as well as articles on film issues. The website was released on occasion of the 54th Berlin International Film Festival on 11 February 2005. ''filmportal.de'' was revised and expanded in 2011/2012. Content The database provides information on about 85 000 German cinema and television films (as of June 2015) from 1895 to the present. About 8 000 films are presented in detail with content descriptions, stills and/or posters. In addition, ''filmportal.de'' catalogues about 190 000 names of filmmakers, 5 000 of these entries feature a biography. The lexical information is supplemented by trailers, film clips from German classics, and, increasingly, full-length films. Moreover, editorial texts link the information with the history of film in the Weimar Republic, Nazi Germany and the GDR. Organising institutions ''filmportal.de'' was established by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voyage Of The Damned
''Voyage of the Damned'' is a 1976 drama film directed by Stuart Rosenberg, with an all-star cast featuring Faye Dunaway, Oskar Werner, Lee Grant, Max von Sydow, James Mason, and Malcolm McDowell. The story was inspired by actual events concerning the fate of the ocean liner carrying Jewish refugees from Germany to Cuba in 1939. It was based on a 1974 nonfiction book of the same title written by Gordon Thomas and Max Morgan-Witts. The screenplay was written by Steve Shagan and David Butler. The film was produced by ITC Entertainment and released by Rank Film Distributors in the UK and Avco Embassy Pictures in the US. Plot Based on historic events, this dramatic film concerns the 1939 voyage of the German-flagged , which departed from Hamburg carrying 937 Jews from Germany, ostensibly bound for Havana, Cuba. The passengers, having seen and suffered rising antisemitism in Germany, realised this might be their only chance to escape. The film details the emotional journey o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smooth Velvet, Raw Silk
''Smooth Velvet, Raw Silk'' (also known as ''Velluto nero'' and ''Black Emmanuelle, White Emmanuelle'') is a 1976 sexploitation film directed by Brunello Rondi. Despite the alternate title, and the presence of Laura Gemser, it has no relation to other ''Emanuelle'' films and doesn't feature any characters with that name. Plot Fashion model Laura and her abusive husband Carlo travel to Egypt to visit Laura's wealthy but sexually frustrated friend Crystal. Laura soon befriends Crystal's liberated daughter Pina, and falls under the spell of corrupt spiritual guru Horatio. Cast * Laura Gemser as Laura * Annie Belle as Pina * Al Cliver as Horatio * Gabriele Tinti as Carlo * Feodor Chaliapin Jr. as Hal * Ziggy Zanger as Magda * Nieves Navarro as Crystal (credited as Susan Scott) * Tarik Ali as Ali References External links *''Smooth Velvet, Raw Silk''at Variety Distribution Variety Distribution is an Italian-based film distribution company. It distributes Italian films wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Cobra Woman
''Black Cobra Woman'' (Italian language, Italian: ''Eva nera'') is a 1976 Italian exploitation movie written and directed by Joe D'Amato. The film starred Jack Palance and Laura Gemser. Plot While travelling to Hong Kong, snake dancer Eva meets businessman Julius. The two hit it off, and after arriving to the city, Eva invites him to a performance she is going to give at a local nightclub. Julius, in turn, invites his older brother Judas to the show. The two men become smitten after seeing her performance, which involves Eva dancing topless with a snake. She is later revealed to be in a relationship with a violent, wealthy man whom she does not love. She even cheats on him with at least one other woman. Using his influence, Judas manages to get Eva's number and takes her out to lunch. He then shows her his home and his snake collection. He proposes her to live with him in his house and with his money. He assures her she does not have to do anything in exchange, not even sleep with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emanuelle In Bangkok
''Emanuelle in Bangkok'' (Italian: ''Emanuelle nera - Orient Reportage'', also known as ''Black Emanuelle 2'' and ''Black Emanuelle Goes East'') is an Italian sexploitation film from 1976 starring Laura Gemser and Gabriele Tinti and directed by Joe D'Amato. It is the second in a series of films featuring the investigative journalist Emanuelle (played by Gemser). ''Emanuelle in Bangkok'' is considered a genuine sequel to the 1975 film ''Black Emanuelle'' (which was not directed by D'Amato, but by Bitto Albertini), whereas Albertini's own ''Black Emanuelle 2'' (1976) is a sequel only by name, with a different Emanuelle character played by a different actress. Plot Photojournalist Emanuelle and her friend, archaeologist Roberto, travel to Bangkok, where she hopes to shoot photos of the Thai king for her New York magazine and interview him. She meets Prince Sanit, the king's brother, who shows her his country and introduces her to the secrets of ancient oriental massage. Emanuelle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Troll 2
''Troll 2'' is a 1990 horror film directed by Claudio Fragasso (under the pseudonym Drake Floyd) and starring Michael Stephenson, George Hardy, Connie McFarland, and Jason Wright. Although produced under the title ''Goblins'', the American distributors marketed it as a sequel to the 1986 horror film ''Troll''; however, the two films have no connection, and this film features no trolls but goblins instead. The plot concerns a family pursued by vegetarian goblins who seek to transform them into plants so that they can eat them. Production was rife with difficulties, largely due to the language barrier between the Italian-speaking crew and English-speaking cast, and producer Joe D'Amato's approach to low-budget filmmaking. The resulting film is considered by some as one of the worst movies ever made. In subsequent years, the film gained a cult following and garnered a large fanbase. Though it was generally viewed as poorly made horror, the filmmakers stated that it was "alwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
