Emmanuelle: Queen of Sados (1980)

A very feeble attempt at affirmatie action

There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

Here's another of these misguided sexploitation films that never really hits it's mark, and falls weary like a lot of these dramas. This Emanuelle has some nasty violence mixed in, the daughter is hot indeed (the nude shower scene stays in my head) This is typically a revenge film, of Emanuelle settling some old ugly scores, the daughter oblivious of her activity. The daughter falls is love also. It's that age. A dangerous mafia figure gets to know the daughter too, where in the end, he gives it to her old. ED is just another of these muddled Italia sex pics, good for birdwatching. The daughter is one of very few reasons to watch this, in an adult pic that delivers on nudity and sex, but not much else I'm afraid.

An admirably sleazy entry in Laura Gemser's filmography, this has the Black Emanuelle actress and her partner and perennial co-star Gabriele Tinti earning some quick bucks in the Greek exploitation film industry. Gemser plays a character called Emanuelle, who bears no relation to the Emanuelle she played in the original and the D'Amato series (perhaps the character wasn't called Emanuelle in the original Greek version but has been given that name in the dub). This Emanuelle is the abused trophy wife of a wealthy Greek orange magnate, a man who likes to humiliate and sexually torture his spouse with his business partners and in front of his nymphet of a daughter, Livia. Emanuelle plans and executes the murder of the magnate, a plot carried out by a seedy but sexy hit man called Mario Infanti. Emanuelle, now guardian of Livia and head of the orange distribution company, thinks she's got away with it. But Mario wants more money and the magnate's old cohorts suspect the truth.The plot has an intriguing trajectory, as Emanuelle mends her fractious relationship with Livia and becomes romantically involved with another business contact of her late husband, Tommy Snow (Tinti). A new, happy family seems to be forming but the chance of happiness is cut short when Mario rapes Livia and Emanuelle revenges this by shooting him in an old amphitheatre, a setting which has the film's melodrama nodding to classical tragedy, Emanuelle (who'd have thought it?!) joining the ranks of Medea and Clytemnestra. It is as if any challenge to corrupt, abusive patriarchy means involvement with dangerous allies, the past association coming back to haunt the rebels even as they feel they are safe.The story is interrupted at regular intervals by bouts of pretty steamy sex. Emanuelle makes love to Mario and then Tommy, Livia makes out with her young beau Mike and Mario makes out with various women. The sex scenes are as graphic as a softcore movie could get and have a horny, erotic feel to them. It is, however, somewhat problematic that the actress playing Livia looks barely older than 15 – she has a nude shower scene, a (tame) love scene with Mike, a very sexual disco dance and, most troubling, a brutal and prolonged rape scene where her naked body is abused and tossed around like a rag-doll. The BBFC certainly had problems with this casting and cut over 6 minutes out of the film at its last (2008) submission, "to remove scenes in which a naked or semi-naked child is portrayed in a sexual and exploitative manner, including a scene of sexual violence." This certainly gives the film an added edge of danger but the rape – coming out of nowhere in terms of dramatic build-up and Mario's character development – leaves a nasty taste in the mouth.But perhaps a nasty taste is one of the affects that Eurosleaze cinema of this ilk is designed to provoke? If so, then Emanuelle Queen of Sados (aka Emanuelle Queen Bitch, aka Emanuelle's Sweet Revenge et al) is a pretty ripe slice of the Eurosleaze, a veritable factory of zesty, over-ripened oranges.

Laura Gemser stars in this story-driven melodrama, as a woman who gets revenge on her abusive husband, by hiring a hit-man to kill him. This is an unofficial entry of the "Emanuelle" series, but definitely one of the better ones, and a good film in it's own right. Gemser is still Emanuelle in this, but she is no longer the photo Journalist, but rather a much abused wife of a very wealthy industrialist. The title suggests that Emanuelle is cruel or evil, but in fact the husband did deserve to die, as he was brutally raping and torturing his wife, and most likely would eventually have killed her. She is left to care for her 14 year-old daughter, who has inherited her fathers fortune. Too young to care for her estate, Emanuelle is assigned her guardian. Of course things go wrong when Mario the hit-man turns up to blackmail Emanuelle, who really seems to care for her daughter Livia. Meanwhile Livia meets Mike, a boy a couple years her senior, and the two begin a very sweet and innocent affair. Mike, played by the beautiful Vagelis Varten, seems also to love the young girl, but neither he nor Emanuelle can protect her from the corruption that surrounds her. Livia eventually loses her innocence to Mario, when the man brutally rapes her. To be sure this is entertaining drama, and a tale filled with lurid suspense, but one problem is that the film is too ambitious for it's own good, and introduces too many characters to be able to develop any one to any great length. And this is one case where the sex scenes were actually too frequent, and slowed down the story as it unfolded. But this is an "Emanuelle" film, and this is to be expected. i had hoped for a little more time to be spent on Livia's and Mike's blossoming love, as it was the sweetest part of the film, and Vagelis Varten should have been given more screen time. But it is always a pleasure to see Laura Gemser in romantic scenes with her real-life husband Gabriele Tinti. She is noticeably more comfortable doing erotic scenes when they are with him. 'Emanuelle-Queen of Sados' must surely be controversial, as the girl who plays Livia couldn't be a minute over 14 years old, and yet she appears totally nude throughout the film, and is featured in the disturbing rape at the climax. I could imagine this film being banned in certain parts of the world! The music score is nice enough, fitting the beautiful Cypress locale, but Nico fidenco's score is missed here. I have a Greek DVD, which seems to be uncut, although there is one short scene of a woman masturbating by the pool, that is optically blurred. This is a must for fans of Laura Gemser, as she is given a lot of room to act here, and is the main player. A fun, trashy film, recommended!

Well I love to write comments on movies which leaves me deeply unsettled after the screening.This movie did it to me...... I probably dint understand the story properly or the guys at the editing department screwed up something....The movies is filled with lots and lots of mindless sex scenes.The guy Mario or whatever does a brilliant job managing all the girls including Gemser.Well not a particular fan of Gemser,I just wanted a collectible from the Emmanuelle collection so I bought this one.Story is nothing special,chick gets abused and then hires a guy to finish off her husband except the hit-man wants more and keeps following Gemser and that 12 year old hottie....I don't want to tell you any more of the story,not because there is suspense, just that I don't remember anymore because it has so many sex scenes you some time forget the story....Still a good purchase for a Saturday night movie....10/10 Should have won at least a Oscar!!!!!!!!!