''Emanuelle in Bangkok'' (Italian: ''Emanuelle nera - Orient Reportage'', also known as ''Black Emanuelle 2'' and ''Black Emanuelle Goes East'') is an Italian

sexploitation A sexploitation film (or sex-exploitation film) is a class of independently produced, low-budget feature film that is generally associated with the 1960s and early 1970s, and that serves largely as a vehicle for the exhibition of non-explicit s ...

film from 1976 starring

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 collabo ...

and Gabriele Tinti and 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, ...

. 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 A sequel is a work of literature, film, theatre, television, music or video game that continues the story of, or expands upon, some earlier work. In the common context of a narrative work of fiction, a sequel portrays events set in the same ...

to the 1975 film ''

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 ...

'' (which was not directed by D'Amato, but by

Bitto Albertini Adalberto "Bitto" Albertini (1924–1999) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Career He began his film career as a camera operator and as a cinematographer. In 1974 Albertini directed ''Black Emanuelle'' starring the then almost unk ...

), whereas Albertini's own ''

Black Emanuelle 2 ''Black Emanuelle 2'' (Italian: ''Emanuelle nera nº 2'', also known as ''The New Black Emanuelle'' and ''Black Emanuelle No 2''), is a 1976 Italian psychological drama- sexploitation film directed by Bitto Albertini. It is an unofficial sequel of ...

'' (1976) is a sequel only by name, with a different Emanuelle character played by a different actress.

Plot

Photojournalist Photojournalism is journalism that uses images to tell a news story. It usually only refers to still images, but can also refer to video used in broadcast journalism. Photojournalism is distinguished from other close branches of photography (such ...

Emanuelle and her friend,

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Roberto, travel to

Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estima ...

, where she hopes to shoot photos of the

Thai king The monarchy of Thailand (whose monarch is referred to as the king of Thailand; th, พระมหากษัตริย์ไทย, or historically, king of Siam; th, พระมหากษัตริย์สยาม) refers to the c ...

for her

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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 Massage is the manipulation of the body's soft tissues. Massage techniques are commonly applied with hands, fingers, elbows, knees, forearms, feet or a device. The purpose of massage is generally for the treatment of body stress or pain. In Eu ...

. Emanuelle becomes friends with her masseuse Gee. The two women and Roberto later meet the American couple Jimmy and Frances. Together, photographed by Emanuelle, they move through the

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city and consume an

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in the

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of the prince in the evening. The next day, Emanuelle watches an animal fight between a

snake Snakes are elongated, Limbless vertebrate, limbless, carnivore, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes . Like all other Squamata, squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping Scale (zoology), scales. Ma ...

and a

mongoose A mongoose is a small terrestrial carnivorous mammal belonging to the family Herpestidae. This family is currently split into two subfamilies, the Herpestinae and the Mungotinae. The Herpestinae comprises 23 living species that are native to so ...

and later receives the news that Prince Sanit has arranged a meeting between her and the king's former first lover, who now lives in a mountain temple. Roberto meanwhile leaves for

excavations In archaeology, excavation is the exposure, processing and recording of archaeological remains. An excavation site or "dig" is the area being studied. These locations range from one to several areas at a time during a project and can be condu ...

Casablanca Casablanca, also known in Arabic as Dar al-Bayda ( ar, الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء, al-Dār al-Bayḍāʾ, ; ber, ⴹⴹⴰⵕⵍⴱⵉⴹⴰ, ḍḍaṛlbiḍa, : "White House") is the largest city in Morocco and the country's econom ...

. When Emanuelle returns to the hotel, she finds her room ransacked. Camera, pictures and

passport A passport is an official travel document issued by a government that contains a person's identity. A person with a passport can travel to and from foreign countries more easily and access consular assistance. A passport certifies the personal ...

were stolen. Seeking help, she rushes to the palace of the Prince, where she is

raped Rape is a type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse or other forms of sexual penetration carried out against a person without their consent. The act may be carried out by physical force, coercion, abuse of authority, or agai ...

by a group of

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in the service of the king. It turns out that Prince Sanit had tried to overthrow the king and is now in jail. Emanuelle is advised to leave the country because of her relationship with the prince. Without a passport, this is not possible at first, but she can seduce an official at the

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and get him to issue her a

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. There she also meets

Frances Frances is a French and English given name of Latin origin. In Latin the meaning of the name Frances is 'from France' or 'free one.' The male version of the name in English is Francis. The original Franciscus, meaning "Frenchman", comes from the ...

again, who broke up with her husband. They fly together to

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, and Emanuelle continues alone from there to Casablanca. Once there, she befriends Debra, the daughter of US Consul David, and tells them what has happened to her. Then she visits Roberto in the excavation camp and meets, to her surprise, Roberto's fiancé: his English colleague Janett. That does not stop her from joining them in their tent. The next morning, the three go on a tour of the

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, where their car breaks down and they meet a

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of mounted

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. The two women decide to ride with them rather than wait and leave Roberto alone. In the nomad camp, they dance for, and have sex with, the nomads. Once again united with Roberto, Emanuelle gets back her camera from David in Casablanca, who had it retrieved from Bangkok. There follows a time when she is torn between her feelings for Roberto and Debra. Roberto, who hates lesbians, asks her decide between him and her, but Emanuelle remains undecided. They split up, and Robert leaves. When Emanuelle finally gets her passport again, she decides to fly to Paris on behalf of her magazine, leaving Debra alone, heartbroken.

Production

In contrast to Albertini, the director of the first film, D'Amato integrates elements inspired by mondo filmmaking techniques into the series such as traditional cultural dancing, Thai boxing, cockfighting, and a mongoose and a snake fighting while trapped together in a glass tank". The film thus contains in its uncut form several scenes of animal cruelty, as well as some very explicit, albeit softcore sexual situations.Comparison: BBFC 18 DVD-Italian DVD.
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Cast

as Emanuelle * Gabriele Tinti as Roberto *

Ely Galleani Ely Galleani (born 24 April 1953), sometimes credited as Justine Gall and Ely Gall, is a retired Italian film actress. Born in Alassio as Federica Elisabetta De Galleani, daughter of an Italian count and of a Polish woman of Lithuanian origin, G ...

as Frances *

Ivan Rassimov Ivan Rassimov (Born Ivan Đerasimović; Serbian Cyrillic: Иван Ђерасимовић) (7 May 1938 – 14 March 2003) was an Italian film actor of Serb descent who appeared in many horror and exploitation films. Biography Born in Trieste ...

as Prince Sanit *

Venantino Venantini Venantino Venantini (17 April 1930 – 9 October 2018) was an Italian film actor.Giacomo Rossi Stuart Giacomo Rossi Stuart (25 August 1925 – 20 October 1994) was an Italian film actor often credited as Jack Stuart or Giacomo Rossi-Stuart. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1953 and 1989. Biography Born in Todi to an Italian father ...

as Jimmy (as Giacomo Rossi-Stuart) *

Chris Avram Chris Avram (born Cristea Avram; August 31, 1931 – January 10, 1989) was a Romanian-Italian film actor. Early life and career Avram was born in Bucharest, into a family of active communists (his father being a member of the Romanian Communist P ...

as Thomas Quizet * Koike Mahoco as Gee, Asian Masseuse * Gaby Bourgois *

Debra Berger Debra Berger (born March 17, 1957), sometimes credited as Debby Berger or Deborah Berger, is an American actress, artist, and designer. Life She was the daughter of actor William Berger from his first marriage in 1957. She was the half-sister ...

as Debra

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* {{Joe D'Amato 1976 films Films directed by Joe D'Amato Blaxploitation films Italian sexploitation films 1970s Italian-language films Italian LGBT-related films Lesbian-related films Films set in Thailand Films set in Morocco Emanuelle Films scored by Nico Fidenco Cockfighting in film 1970s Italian films 1970s French films

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