Emmanuelle 7
Emmanuelle 7 (Emmanuelle au 7ème ciel) is a 1993 French softcore erotic film directed by Francis Leroi and starring Sylvia Kristel. It is the seventh movie in the Emmanuelle series and a sequel to Emmanuelle 6. This film was the first in the series filmed in French since Goodbye Emmanuelle (1977) and the last original Emmanuelle to be released in theaters; later entries were made as TV movies until the 2024 reboot. A follow-up, Emmanuelle Forever, was released the same year.
The story follows Emmanuelle, who runs a clinic and laboratory that use sexual memories and virtual reality simulations to help clients achieve sexual ecstasy or healing. She helps an old school friend, Laurence, overcome a traumatic past related to a teen experience by guiding her through a series of sexual therapy simulations. Emmanuelle also treats other women and some wealthy men, offering these therapies at a high price. The film includes a focus on early computer-based exploration of fantasies, hinting at how technology would later shape the production of erotic films.
The screenplay was written by Francis Leroi and Jean-Marc Vasseur, with music by Pierre Bachelet. It was filmed across various locations in France and includes a fantasy sequence set in New York. The running time is 90 minutes, and the movie was released on 20 October 1993.
commercially and critically, it was not successful, and Kristel did not reprise the role in future Emmanuelle projects. This film marked the end of the original theatrical Emmanuelle series, after which newer installments appeared mainly as direct-to-video releases.
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