THE INCONFESSABLE ORGIES OF EMMANUELLE sees notorious Spanish director Jess Franco attempt his one and only version of the story, although word has it that this was a film featuring a different character altogether and one merely renamed to cash in on the success of the long-running series. Certainly ORGIES has little to differentiate it from any other kind of softcore snoozer from the era.
There are a few attempts at characterisation here and there, and a look into the mindset of a snooty aristocrat, but basically this is wall to wall sex. There's a lesbian show at a private club that goes on for about twenty minutes and pushes the boundaries of explicitness and decency, and lots of disrobing and thrusting buttocks. No orgies, though; that particular bit of the title is a misnomer.
The cast are undistinguished but certainly enthusiastic in the bedroom stakes, and Franco regular Antonio Mayans makes an appearance. As ever, the director's style includes lots of zooms and the like, and your enjoyment of that will vary. Me, I found my mind wandering as I checked out the whitewashed architecture and the set design, waiting for the semblance of a plot to arrive that never did.
There are a few attempts at characterisation here and there, and a look into the mindset of a snooty aristocrat, but basically this is wall to wall sex. There's a lesbian show at a private club that goes on for about twenty minutes and pushes the boundaries of explicitness and decency, and lots of disrobing and thrusting buttocks. No orgies, though; that particular bit of the title is a misnomer.
The cast are undistinguished but certainly enthusiastic in the bedroom stakes, and Franco regular Antonio Mayans makes an appearance. As ever, the director's style includes lots of zooms and the like, and your enjoyment of that will vary. Me, I found my mind wandering as I checked out the whitewashed architecture and the set design, waiting for the semblance of a plot to arrive that never did.