before see this and i be merely expect another mediocre soft core copy of the much imitate emmanuelle series star sylvia kristel . it be really surprising how good this one turn out to be . it actually have a story and and it be very romantic indeed . what make yellow emanuelle so good be it lead heroine and the beautiful and exotic chai lee . she play her character and emy wong so sweetly and that the viewer just have to feel something for her when her dream crash down around her . emy wong be a much respect doctor and statuesque and with a regal quality . she come from an important old family and where ancient custom be still practice . emy will remain a virgin until she be married and to a man she have never meet . the beautiful doctor seem ok with this arranged marriage . it be simply how it be do in her world . however she do not plan on meeting and fall in love with the british pilot who end up under her care in the hospital where she work . emy decides to do away with custom and and she give herself to her western man . but only after a very long courtship and a doctor wong be anything but an easy woman . her pilot and george and be a good guy and and promise to marry emy and so that she doesn not lose her respectability and place in her rigid society . neither one count on a third party and one ilona staller and who destroy their relationship through a series of vicious game . emy be make to believe that she have be abandon by her man and that he only play a game with her in order to sleep with her . her place in society be go and she have be debase . the film take a surprisingly dramatic and depress turn a this proud and elegant woman give up her career and as well a a sweet relationship with her care father and and succumb to a life of drinking and prostitution . i be surprise to find myself so engross in this operatically tragic tale . i be on the edge of my seat when george blow back into town and and unknowingly walk into a hotel where his beautiful emy be work a a prostitute . classic drama . i imagine many viewer be a bit frustrate by all this drama . one would expect lot of sex and nudity here and but there be not much . and when there be and it be totally non exploitative and and very artsy and soft core . if you be a fan of the first emmanuelle and with sylvia kristel and than you most likely will appreciate this and less know classic . i be especially impress by the extra attention to detail . the whole segment where emy take george to her father house on the island be really nice . her father show george and and the viewer his impressive collection of bonzai tree . he have a whole miniature forest build out of these amazing tree . totally unexpected . after catch it on late night cable tv year ago and i spend much time search the internet for a copy of the film . when i finally get it i find that the video version be long . more sex . no and more melodrama . for the dvd release there be a subplot about george suddenly keel over with some unknown deadly disease . i actually prefer the cable version well . i be glad that this rare gem have be release finally on dvd . i must also mention the beautiful cinematography and the bizarre and catchy 70 soundtrack . while watch this one you just get the feeling that you be watch something very rare and and quite special . i recommend it to thoughtful viewer who do not need sex and violence to maintain their interest .