Sylvia Kristel (1952 - )
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Emmanuelle (1974) - Just Jaeckin [Amazon.com]
Sylvia Kristel
Sylvia Kristel (Born September 28, 1952 in Utrecht, Netherlands) is a Dutch actress and model. When she was 17 she began modelling. She entered the Miss TV Europe contest, in 1973, and won. She has an IQ of 164, thus, was able to skip four grades in school. She speaks Dutch, English, French and Italian. Throughout the mid-1970s she dated Belgian writer Hugo Claus. She gained international attention in her role as Ms. Regina Copoletta for the 1983 film Private Lessons. However, she is probably best remembered as Emmanuelle in various films from the series. She has a son named Arthur, who is also an actor. --http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvia_Kristel [Apr 2005]
Emmanuelle
Emmanuelle, or Emanuelle, is the lead character in a series of French soft core pornographic movies based on a character created by Emmanuelle Arsan in the novel The Joys of a Woman. The character first appeared in a movie called Io, Emmanuelle in 1969 and was played by Erika Blanc. The character was recreated in Emmanuelle in 1974, played by actress Sylvia Kristel, who is probably the actress best identified with the role. In subsequent films, Kristel alternated with Laura Gemser in the role. The Gemser films were in Italian, and in those the character's name was spelt "Emanuelle" (suggesting that these films might not be "official"). The films were spoofed in 1978, when the last Carry On film, Emmannuelle, which starred actress Suzanne Danielle, with Kenneth Williams.
Numerous other films and even a science fiction cable TV series carrying the Emmanuelle title starring Krista Allen have been produced, but most of these have little or no connection to Arsan's character. --http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmanuelle [Apr 2005]
Emmanuelle (1974) - Just Jaeckin
Emmanuelle (1974) - Just Jaeckin [Amazon.com]
Sylvia Kristel became an international star as a result of this French screen adaptation of Emmanuelle Argan's controversial book about the initiation of a diplomat's young wife into the world of sensuality. As the pretty wife of a French ambassador in Bangkok, Emmanuelle discovers a burning sexual passion she has previously repressed. Under the tutelage of the wise old Mario, and with her husband's complicity, Emmanuelle discovers the joys of eroticism and lets herself slide into pleasure. --From the Back Cover
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