''A Man for Emmanuelle'' () is an Italian

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Cesare Canevari Cesare Canevari (13 October 1927 – 25 October 2012) was an Italian actor, director and screenwriter. Life and career Born in Milan, Canevari began his career shortly after World War II as a stage actor, occasionally also appearing in films i ...

and starring

Erika Blanc Erika Blanc (born Enrica Bianchi Colombatto; 23 July 1942) is an Italian actress. Career Her most notable role was as the first fictional character Emmanuelle in '' Io, Emmanuelle'' (1969). Blanc starred in several cult European horror films, ...

Cast

Emmanuelle Emmanuelle is the lead character in a series of French erotic films based on the protagonist in the novel of the same name, by Emmanuelle Arsan, written in 1959 and published in 1967. Emmanuelle originated as the pen name ''Emmanuelle Arsan' ...

Adolfo Celi Adolfo Celi (; 27 July 1922 – 19 February 1986) was an Italian film actor and director. Born in Curcuraci, Messina, Sicily, Celi appeared in nearly 100 films, specialising in international villains. Although a prominent actor in Italian ...

as Sandro * Paolo Ferrari as Raffaello *

Milla Sannoner Milla Sannoner (1938–2003) was an Italian film A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere throug ...

as Lesbian * Sandro Korso as Writer * Ben Salvador as Hippy

Production

The film was based on the short story ''Disintegrazione '68'' by Graziella Di Prospero.

Reception

In a contemporary review, the ''

Monthly Film Bulletin The ''Monthly Film Bulletin'' was a periodical of the British Film Institute published monthly from February 1934 until April 1991, when it merged with '' Sight & Sound''. It reviewed all films on release in the United Kingdom, including those wi ...

'' described the film as having "all the visual clichés associated with directors like Lelouch and Albicocco (sudden focus changes, elaborate zooming on to flower pots and such)" and that "the tone is so monotonous and risible, however, that any intended serious comment is lost in a welter of cheap effects".

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* Italian drama films 1960s Italian-language films 1969 drama films Films directed by Cesare Canevari Films scored by Gianni Ferrio 1960s Italian films Italian-language drama films {{1960s-Italy-film-stub