''A Man for Emmanuelle'' ( it, Io, Emmanuelle) is an Italian
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by
Cesare Canevari and starring
Erika Blanc
Enrica Bianchi Colombatto (born 23 July 1942), usually known by her stagename of Erika Blanc, is an Italian actress. Career
Her most notable role was as the first fictional character Emmanuelle in '' Io, Emmanuelle'' (1969). Blanc starred in se ...
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Cast
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Erika Blanc
Enrica Bianchi Colombatto (born 23 July 1942), usually known by her stagename of Erika Blanc, is an Italian actress. Career
Her most notable role was as the first fictional character Emmanuelle in '' Io, Emmanuelle'' (1969). Blanc starred in se ...
as
Emmanuelle
Emmanuelle is the lead character in a series of French erotic films based on the main character in the novel '' Emmanuelle'' (1959), created by Emmanuelle Arsan.
Character history
Emmanuelle appeared as the pen name of Marayat Rollet-Andri ...
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Adolfo Celi
Adolfo Celi (; 27 July 1922 – 19 February 1986) was an Italian film actor and director. Born in Curcuraci, Messina, Sicily, Celi appeared in nearly 100 films, specialising in international villains. Although a prominent actor in Italian ...
as Sandro
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Paolo Ferrari as Raffaello
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Milla Sannoner
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Selected filmography
* '' The Changing of the Guard'' (1962)
* ''Grand Canyon Massacre'' (1964)
* '' Three Graves for a Winchester'' (1966)
* '' A Man for Emmanu ...
as Lesbian
* Sandro Korso as Writer
* Ben Salvador as Hippy
Production
The film was based on the short story ''
Disintegrazione '68'' by
Graziella Di Prospero.
Reception
In a contemporary review, the ''
Monthly Film Bulletin
''The Monthly Film Bulletin'' was a periodical of the British Film Institute published monthly from February 1934 to April 1991, when it merged with '' Sight & Sound''. It reviewed all films on release in the United Kingdom, including those with ...
'' described the film as having "all the visual clichés associated with directors like Lelouch and Albicocco (sudden focus changes, elaborate zooming on to flower pots and such)" and that "the tone is so monotonous and risible, however, that any intended serious comment is lost in a welter of cheap effects".
References
External links
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Italian drama films
1960s Italian-language films
1969 drama films
Films directed by Cesare Canevari
Films scored by Gianni Ferrio
1960s Italian films
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