Black Emanuelle 2 (1976) User Reviews

Boring - Skip It

[gridoon · 3/10 · 31 March 2006]

I would describe "Black Emanuelle 2" as a mix of porn, corn and "Rashomon", except it's not as interesting as that description makes it sound. First of all, the female lead who replaces Laura Gemser is nowhere near her league. Her body is nice but her face is nothing special, to put it kindly. The "corn" part goes to the description of the life in the psychiatric clinic (unlocked doors for every room, patients with phones in their own bedrooms, etc.). And the "Rashomon" reference is about some flashbacks that tell the same events from two different perspectives; however, the heroine is not lying here, she just can't remember the truth because of some psychological trauma, caused by an event in her past. You'll probably guess the nature of this event before it is revealed. But you will have stopped caring before that. Shot in New York, badly dubbed in English. (*)

Boring and un-erotic

[dbborroughs · 2/10 · 4 January 2010]

This is an incredibly dull exploitation film about a doctor trying to unravel the past of the title character, an amnesiac model under his care. As he meets people in her past he finds that what she vaguely remembers is not the way that other people say things are.

Let me tell it to you straight if you want to see some soft core sex and some pretty women you might want to see this if it's a slow night and you have no other choices. If you have other choices I can't recommend this film at all (Well the opening montage is nicely spicy, but it promises way more than the remaining 90 minutes is completely unable to deliver). This a film that's all talk and little real action, of any sort. It put me to sleep because nothing really happened, it keeps threatening to have something happen but nothing ever does.

The film's sole area of interest is as a fleeting record of New York City 35 years ago when the film was made in the mid 1970's. There are numerous shots that were filmed on the streets of Manhattan and it very much creates a picture of the place at a certain period of time. However the shots are fleeting, I'm of the opinion that the producers were filming on the sly since the shots are so fleeting so as to be not much of anything (kind of like the rest of the film) I would skip this film unless you're in need of sleep

Sharon Leslie stars as the new Black Emanuelle

[Katy-13 · 8/10 · 15 April 1999]

Sharon Leslie plays a super model with amnesia. She's staying in a psychiatric hospital where her doctor is trying to uncover the repressed psychological trauma that put her in this state. It's partly a mystery, with the doctor as detective, in which they try to figure out who/what did this to her. Of course, it's also an exploitation movie with a lot of nudity and softcore sex. Sharon Leslie is attractive, and she looks a lot like the actress who played "Nola Darling" in Spike Lee's "She's Gotta Have it". The director of the original "Black Emanuelle", Aldaberto Albertini, also directed this one. His movies seem to focus more on character relationships/ psychological drama and are more cohesive than director Joe D'Amato's later movies. The movie is full of trippy flash back sequences and sexual suspense. Recommended!

Solid soft-core melodrama

[Woodyanders · 8/10 · 20 November 2012]

Troubled international super model Emanuelle Richmond (foxy mama Shulamith Lasri) suffers from amnesia and upsetting visions of her dark past. She's being treated at a clinic by dedicated psychiatrist Paul (a nice performance by the handsome Angelo Infanti), who's trying to figure out the root cause of her peculiar trauma. Director Bitto Albertini, who also co-wrote the absorbing script with Ambrogio Molteni, relates the engrossing story at a steady pace, maintains a sincere and serious tone throughout, and delivers plenty of delicious bare distaff skin and a satisfying smattering of sizzling soft-core sex. Moreover, Emanuelle's flashbacks are told through multiple contrasting perspectives by those closest to her, thus giving the narrative a bit more depth and complexity than is the norm for this sort of flick. Delectably voluptuous blonde bombshell Danielle Ellison easily steals the whole show with her lively portrayal of lusty and impulsive nymphomaniac Sharon: Whether she's getting Emanuelle drunk so she can paint the gal's nude body or sneaking Emanuelle out of the clinic for a steamy threesome with hunky stud Simon (muscular beefcake Pietro Torrisi), Ellison brings a welcome burst of spice and energy to the picture. Gorgeous redhead Dagmar Lassander likewise does well as Paul's fed-up neglected wife Susan. Attilio Dottesio contributes hilarious comic relief as colorful nutjob the General. Don Powell's jazzy score hits the funky bumping spot. Guglielmo Mancori's sharp cinematography provides an attractive bright look. Worth a watch.