Emmanuelle 3

"The ecstasy continues"

1977 1h 40m FR

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4.7

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★4.7TMDB · 89

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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Emmanuelle and her architect husband continue their amoral lifestyle in the Seychelles. But when a casual dilliance between her and a film director starts to turn serious her husband shows very traditional signs of jealousy.

“The ecstasy continues”

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Cast

Sylvia Kristel
Emmanuelle
Umberto Orsini
Jean
Jean-Pierre Bouvier
Grégory
Alexandra Stewart
Dorothée
Olga Georges-Picot
Florence
Charlotte Alexandra
Chloe
Caroline Laurence
Cécile
Sylvie Fennec
Clara

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: François Leterrier
Writers: Monique Lange, François Leterrier
Languages: French
Countries: France

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ERA

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49 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Emmanuelle Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by François Leterrier, shot by Jean Badal. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Serge Gainsbourg. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Sylvia Kristel and Umberto Orsini and Jean-Pierre Bouvier carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The ecstasy continues".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

François Leterrier directs. Jean Badal behind the camera. Serge Gainsbourg scores. Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

149 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Emmanuelle Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by François Leterrier, shot by Jean Badal. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Serge Gainsbourg. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Sylvia Kristel and Umberto Orsini and Jean-Pierre Bouvier carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "The ecstasy continues".
9IMDB entry: tt0077497 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 89 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
11Released under 11 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Jean Badal
Original score: Serge Gainsbourg
Editing: Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte
Production design: François de Lamothe
Costume design: Catherine Leterrier
Makeup / hair: Madeleine Cofano
Runtime: 100 min · 1h 40m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: FR
Certification (US): NC-17
IMDB: Emmanuelle 3 (1977)

Part of

Emmanuelle Collection

A series of French softcore erotic movies from the seventies, which were somewhat of a phenomenon when they were first released. Only the movies starring Silvia Kristel are considered part of the "official" series, excluding Emmanuelle IV, since then many spin-offs, cash-ins and rip-offs have been produced by many studios around the world.