Leinwandliebe Film Talk

She was the pleasure-seeking photojournalist – forever embodied by the exquisite Indonesian actress Laura Gemser, most frequently in collaboration with writer/director Joe D’Amato – who would uncover an increasingly lurid world of sex cults, snuff films, cannibal jungles, women’s prisons, white slavers, depraved convents and beyond to become the premier feminist icon in genre history. Now Severin Films – recently hailed by Polygon as “one of the best labels in physical media” – presents THE SENSUAL WORLD OF BLACK EMANUELLE, a landmark collection that brings together 21 BLACK EMANUELLE films, 2 adjacent titles starring EuroCult heroine Ajita Wilson, and the D’Amato documentary INFERNO ROSSO, most newly scanned, restored and on Blu-ray for the first time in America. The box set is produced by Kier-La Janisse, the creator of Severin’s award-winning 2022 release ALL THE HAUNTS BE OURS: A Compendium Of Folk Horror.

THE SENSUAL WORLD OF BLACK EMANUELLE also includes 2 soundtrack CDs curated exclusively for this collection encompassing music by composer Nico Fidenco and more, the lavishly illustrated 356-page THE BLACK EMANUELLE BIBLE designed by Luke Insect and featuring new writings by noted film historians as well as Laura Gemser’s historic 1996 Nocturno Magazine interview, and over 40 hours of Special Features that include alternate versions, audio commentaries, video essays, a documentary on Gemser’s husband/co-star Gabriele Tinti, the ‘80s Gemser workout video Looking Good, and much more.