''Emanuelle Around the World'' (

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: ''Emanuelle – Perché violenza alle donne?'', also known as ''Confessions of Emanuelle'') is a 1977 sexploitation directed by

Joe D'Amato Aristide Massaccesi (15 December 1936 – 23 January 1999), known professionally as Joe D'Amato, was an Italian film director, producer, cinematographer, and screenwriter who worked in many genres ( westerns, decamerotici, peplum, war films, ...

. The film stars

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and

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and Ivan Rassimov.

Plot

After meeting

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diplomat Dr. Robertson in

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, journalist Emanuelle is invited to

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to write a report on

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Shanti, a man who claims to have achieved the ultimate

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. Once there she engages in a variety of sex acts, including one with the Guru, disproving his

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. She then heads to

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to investigate trafficked women and witnesses them being subjected to forced Bestiality. Upon her return to

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in the United States, by way of

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, she teams up with fellow reporter Cora Norman. The two snoop out a trail of men smuggling women to the

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, involving members of the United States government.

Cast

as Emanuelle * Ivan Rassimov as Dr. Robertson *

as Cora Norman * Don Powell as Jeff Davis *

as Guru Shanti * Brigitte Petronio as Mary * Marino Masè as Kassem * Gianni Macchia as Emiro

Release

''Emanuelle Around the World'' was released in 1977. Two versions of the film exist with each having different degrees of pornographic content.

Reception

From a contemporary review, Richard Combs of the ''

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'' reviewed an 88-minute dubbed version of the film. Combs stated that "in terms of production values, this is easily

manuelle Manuelle is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: * Manuelle Daumas (born 1983), French singer-songwriter and performer * Manuelle Gautrand (born 1961), French architect * Víctor Manuelle Víctor Manuel Ruiz ...

s most elaborate outing yet." Combs continued that the film's plot was "jettisoned as unnecessary baggage, and various episodes might have been concocted on an ad hoc basis in each of the glamour spots visited."

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* {{Joe D'Amato 1977 films Films directed by Joe D'Amato Italian sexploitation films Emanuelle Zoophilia in culture Films set in India Films set in Hong Kong Films set in San Francisco Films set in Rome Films scored by Nico Fidenco 1970s Italian films 1970s French films