although not quite as good a it sequel and emmanuelle represent joy of a woman and this film make dutch actress or model sylvia kristel an international star and and change the way sex be present in mainstream film forever after . film in exotic thailand and this be the engage story of a beautiful young woman sexual awakening and ( or sexual corruption and depend on how you look at it . ) emmanuelle be the 19 year old wife of a wealthy diplomat and a man old than her and and with much more worldly experience than his innocent young bride . jean be proud to claim that emmanuelle be not his possession and and that he would like nothing more than for her to be free to explore her own sexuality . however when emmanuelle fall in love and run off with a female friend and her husband doesn not deal with it as well a he think . emmanuelle and play by the exquisite sylvia kristel and be surround by people eager to teach her all about eroticism and sensuality . there be the bored and jet set wife who spend their day lounge by the pool in tiny swimsuit and gigantic 70 sunglass . there be the young girl and marie ange and forever suck lolli pop and who teach emmanuelle not to be ashamed of masturbation and ( in a very hot scene and ) . there be the bitchy arianne and forever try to seduce the young emmanuelle . and finally there be the old man and mario and who be the catalyst and the man who break emmanuelle and through a series of sometimes disturb sexual game and re invent her into the sexually liberate woman that we see in the numerous sequel . and for those only familiar with the sequel and this be an important one to see and a this be where emmanuelle come into be . it be quite fascinating to watch this character develop from a wide eyed innocent and into a free thinking sexual be and a woman not afraid to enjoy what men have enjoy since the dawn of time . the erotic scene be tasteful and and never go beyond soft core . emmanuelle be an erotic film with a lot of class and style . there be a particular scene which have be cut from many new dvd release while a violent rape scene in an opium den . the scene be important and a it be a pivotal scene in emmanuelle education . it be the scene that break her and and make her realize that sex be not something to be fear . in the scene directly follow that rape and she be bring to a thai box match and where her body be the prize for the winning fighter . this sexual encounter could have be a rape also and but because she be not afraid and there be no rape and just a consensual act that she derive great pleasure from . classic 70 theme and more controversial today than it be then . this be a must for fan of cult and erotic film . and if you enjoy this and seek out emmanuelle 2 while it even well .