''Emmanuelle 2'' (aka ''Emmanuelle, The Joys of a Woman'', original title ''Emmanuelle: L'antivierge'') is a 1975 French softcore erotica film directed by Francis Giacobetti and starring

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. The screenplay was written by Bob Elia and Francis Giacobetti. It is a sequel to the 1974 film ''

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 ...

'' which was based on the novel '' Emmanuelle: The Joys of a Woman'' by

Emmanuelle Arsan Marayat Rollet-Andriane, formerly Marayat Krasaesin ( th, มารยาท กระแสสินธุ์) or her birthname Marayat Bibidh ( th, มารยาท พิพิธวิรัชชการ; ; born 19 January 1932 – 12 Ju ...

, and it loosely follows the plot of the novel's print sequel. The music score is by

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. Playing the small role of a masseuse is actress

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 ...

, who would go on to play "

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" in her own series of erotic films.

Plot

Emmanuelle is travelling by ship to join her husband, Jean, in

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. To her annoyance there are no cabins available and she has to sleep in an all-female dorm. During the night, she is awakened by the girl in the neighboring bunk, who tells her that she is afraid of sleeping in a room full of women because she was raped by three

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girls while at boarding school in

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—she concludes by confessing that she enjoyed it. Emmanuelle recognizes this as an invitation and the two women have sex. Arriving in Hong Kong, Emmanuelle is reunited with Jean and, after a couple of attempts, manages to have passionate reunion sex. Emmanuelle slips into the life of the Hong Kong expat community. She becomes friends with Anna Maria, the young daughter of Peter, one of Jean's friends. The two swap sexual confidences and Anna Maria is forced to admit that she is still a

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. Emmanuelle schemes to remedy this. Over the course of the film, Emmanuelle has a series of sexual encounters. She has sex with Anna Maria's dance teacher while viewing an erotic cartoon on a peep show machine, and with a tattooed man in the locker room of the polo club. She experiences vivid sexual fantasies during an

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session, and also masquerades as a

prostitute Prostitution is the business or practice of engaging in sexual activity in exchange for payment. The definition of "sexual activity" varies, and is often defined as an activity requiring physical contact (e.g., sexual intercourse, non-penet ...

in the Jade Garden, a notorious Hong Kong

brothel A brothel, bordello, ranch, or whorehouse is a place where people engage in sexual activity with prostitutes. However, for legal or cultural reasons, establishments often describe themselves as massage parlors, bars, strip clubs, body rub par ...

, where she has sex with a group of sailors (told in flashback to Jean). Together with Jean and Anna Maria she visits a

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, where they have steamy, full body contact massages by a trio of Thai woman. Emmanuelle, Jean, and Anna Maria take a trip to

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. When Jean emerges from the shower that night he finds Emmanuelle and Anna Maria waiting for him on the bed. Emmanuelle undresses Anna Maria and makes love to her, before sitting back and smiling approvingly while Jean takes the young woman's virginity.

Cast

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as Jean * Catherine Rivet as Anna-Maria * Frédéric Lagache as Christopher * Caroline Laurence as Ingrid * Henry Czarniak as Igor * Tom Clark as Peter *

Venantino Venantini Venantino Venantini (17 April 1930 – 9 October 2018) was an Italian film actor.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 ...

as Masseuse

References

External links

* * {{Emmanuelle 1975 drama films 1970s pornographic films 1975 films Emmanuelle Films scored by Francis Lai French erotic films Films set in Hong Kong Films set in Indonesia 1970s French-language films 1970s French films