''Emmanuelle 4'' is 1984 English-language French film directed by Francis Leroi and Iris Letans. It is a sequel to 1977's ''

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'', and the fourth installment in the film series of the same name. It is also the first film in the series to be filmed in English instead of French. The film is also the last film credit for 1962

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and

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nominee

Michel Magne Michel Magne (20 March 1930 in Lisieux, Calvados, France – 19 December 1984 in Cergy-Pontoise, Val-d'Oise) was a French film and experimental music composer. Early life He was the fifth child in a family of eight. As young as age five, h ...

, as the film-score composer committed suicide in a hotel room ten months after its release. It was followed by a sequel, '' Emmanuelle 5'', released in 1984.

Plot

Sylvia (

Sylvia Kristel Sylvia Maria Kristel (28 September 1952 17 October 2012) was a Dutch actress and model who appeared in over 50 films. She was the eponymous character in five of the seven Emmanuelle films, including originating the role with ''Emmanuelle'' (1974) ...

) is involved in a tormented love affair with Marc (

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). She has tried to end their love, and escape, but always ends up back with him. After an encounter at a

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party, she decides she's had enough – she will go to

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and get extensive plastic surgery. This way he will never recognize her again, much less find her, and it will make for a great article which she promises to hand in to a

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newspaper. Sylvia goes through with it, and becomes a new woman named Emmanuelle (Mia Nygren); she is now a twenty-year-old

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. She plans to take on all of Brazil in a series of sexual

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s that will

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her past.

Cast

as Sylvia /

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* Mia Nygren (credited as Mia Rickfors) as

as Marc * Deborah Power as Donna * Sophie Berger as Maria * Marilyn Jess (credited as Dominique Troyes) as Nadine *

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as Dr. Santano *

Fabrice Luchini Fabrice Luchini (; born Robert Luchini; 1 November 1951) is a French stage and film actor. He has appeared in films such as '' Potiche'', '' The Women on the 6th Floor'', and '' In the House''. Life and career Fabrice Luchini was born in Paris, ...

as Oswaldo *

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as Dream Girl

Release

''Emmanuelle 4'' was released in France on 15 February 1984. On its first week in Paris, the film sold 122,009 tickets. At the end of its theatrical run in Paris, it had sold a total of 455,882.

Reception

In a contemporary review, John Pym of the ''

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'' stated that "a reach-me-down mish-mash, padded with flashbacks and what appear to be hardcore sequences, and scissored by many hands." The review also commented on the 3D in the film, as "barely noticeable".

References

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* 1984 films 1980s pornographic films Films shot in France Films shot in Brazil Films set in Brazil Emmanuelle 1980s erotic drama films French erotic drama films Golan-Globus films 1984 drama films 1980s English-language films English-language French films 1980s French films French sequel films Films scored by Michel Magne Films directed by Francis Leroi Softcore pornography English-language erotic drama films {{erotic-film-stub