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Buy ticketsStylish, sensual, and much-discussed – Golden Lion winner Audrey Diwan reinvents the erotic classic, following modern-day Emmanuelle’s quest to rediscover lost pleasure in Hong Kong.
Audrey Diwan builds on her Venice-winning Happening (GFF 2021) with a bold reimagining of Emmanuelle Arsan’s iconic literary heroine – the inspiration behind the cult 1974 film Emmanuelle, which made Sylvia Kristel a symbol of sexual liberation.
Now portrayed with elegance and complexity by Noémie Merlant (Portrait of a Lady on Fire), the titular character checks into a luxury hotel in Hong Kong for work. Outside her professional duties, she embarks on a sensual and deeply personal journey with both men and women, longing to reignite lost pleasure. Yet the man who intrigues her most remains just out of reach.
Also starring Naomi Watts, Jamie Campbell Bower and Will Sharpe, this is a bold and sensual reimagining of a timeless classic.
- Johan Blomqvist
Language
Cantonese, English, French
Subtitles
English
Original title
Emmanuelle
Director
Audrey Diwan
Producers
Brahim Chioua, Laurence Clerc, Reginald de Guillebon, Marion Delord, Audrey Diwan, Vincent Maraval, Victor van der Staay, Edouard Weil
Screenplay
Audrey Diwan, Rebecca Zlotowsky
Cinematographer
Laurent Tangy
Editor
Pauline Gaillard
Music
Evgueni Galperine, Sacha Galperine
Cast
Noémie Merlant, Will Sharpe, Naomi Watts, Chacha Huang, Jamie Campbell Bower, Anthony Wong
Contact
The Veterans, feripret@goodfellas.film