Emmanuelle

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Emmanuelle

2024

1h 47m

Drama

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Will Sharpe, Noémie Merlant, and Naomi Watts star in the sultry tale of one woman's search for lost pleasure. While on business in Hong Kong Emmanuelle meets Kei, a man who constantly eludes her. Though she indulges in the many alluring distractions the city has to offer, she can't shake their chance encounter. Will she submit to her basest desires to forge a deeper relationship? Audrey Diwan's film, freely adapted from Emmanuelle Arsan's novel, casts a female gaze on the intimate quest of the woman whose name still evokes one of cinema's most provocative characters.

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Critics Consensus

Bitterly disappointing given the talent involved, this modern take on Emmanuelle is an erotic odyssey with no sizzle.

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Danny Leigh

Financial Times

To audiences mature enough to remember the 1970s franchise just this side of soft-core porn, the project will feel like a big-screen prawn cocktail: a cultural relic reimagined. Everyone else may simply be puzzled.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 4, 2025

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Rafaela Sales Ross

Little White Lies

That a filmmaker who previously displayed such a deep understanding of the pleasures and burdens of the female body is behind this tepid exercise in desire is a great shock — and an even bigger shame.

Jan 28, 2025

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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

This is unadulterated torture.

Rated: 1/5

Jan 27, 2025

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John Serba

Decider

I believe Emmanuelle is supposed to have a rich, succulent, unspoken inner life. Teensy bits of it emerge via Nobody Talks Like This dialogue that’s so clumsy, it makes Baby Huey look like Baryshnikov.

Jun 29, 2025

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Shikhar Verma

High on Films

The film fails due to Diwan’s poor writing and direction, which feels laborious and inconsequential, making this a disappointment of epic proportions.

Rated: 1.5/5

Jun 7, 2025

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

It isn’t what many will expect or even want from this material, and Diwan’s thoughtful, restrained, intentional work doesn’t make it easy for viewers. But it’s a perceptive film capable of prompting healthy introspection and conversation about sexuality.

Rated: 3.5/4

Jun 6, 2025

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Maria R

So nice and sexy and the actors are increadible!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/20/25

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Jan V

Not a huge fan of the 1974 original, but Silvia Kristel's sultry stare made it worth watching. Now we get weird faced Merlant who has the sexappeal of Bubbles from Trailer Park Boys. Hollywood is officially out of ideas.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/10/25

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Joaquim M

I felt this remake was just ok. Their wasn't much to the characters though i felt the sexual scenes were enjoyable.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/08/25

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Alex N

Haven't seen a movie so empty, void, and nothing as far as I can remember. Wonder where that 18% approval rate comes from and how this project got financed in the first place.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/13/25

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Synopsis

Will Sharpe, Noémie Merlant, and Naomi Watts star in the sultry tale of one woman's search for lost pleasure. While on business in Hong Kong Emmanuelle meets Kei, a man who constantly eludes her. Though she indulges in the many alluring distractions the city has to offer, she can't shake their chance encounter. Will she submit to her basest desires to forge a deeper relationship? Audrey Diwan's film, freely adapted from Emmanuelle Arsan's novel, casts a female gaze on the intimate quest of the woman whose name still evokes one of cinema's most provocative characters.

Director: Audrey Diwan
Producer: Reginald de Guillebon, Marion Delord, Edouard Weil, Brahim Chioua, Vincent Maraval, Laurence Clerc
Screenwriter: Audrey Diwan, Rebecca Zlotowski
Distributor: Decal
Production Co: Chantelouve, Pathé, Rectangle Productions, Goodfellas S.L.
Genre: Drama
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 6, 2025
Runtime: 1h 47m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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