I was not at all attracted by the concept of a new Emmanuelle, and turned off by the heaps of negative reviews. Well, I'm blown away.
I think too few people have understood the film: While some may try to relate it to the original, it's far less exotic and frivolous. If, on the other hand, others find its depiction of explicit sexuality silly, they haven't understood what eroticism is all about.
The movie is in fact not only an almost complete rewriting of the original work (At least on the surface, since for those who know the original material, inspiration abounds). But it's also a movie with exceptional erotic tension.
This tension is sustained by a clinical and, some would say, cold direction, with a lot of unspoken things. However, this coldness is necessary to help us understand what really strikes us at heart : the portrait of a woman full of singularity, searching for her individuality through her independence, which is not far from solitude.
Here's where ordinary audiences will find themselves confused : how can you make a "libertine"(As a shared sexuality) movie about an individual (In opposition to the group) ? You must go to the cinema to find out...
I think too few people have understood the film: While some may try to relate it to the original, it's far less exotic and frivolous. If, on the other hand, others find its depiction of explicit sexuality silly, they haven't understood what eroticism is all about.
The movie is in fact not only an almost complete rewriting of the original work (At least on the surface, since for those who know the original material, inspiration abounds). But it's also a movie with exceptional erotic tension.
This tension is sustained by a clinical and, some would say, cold direction, with a lot of unspoken things. However, this coldness is necessary to help us understand what really strikes us at heart : the portrait of a woman full of singularity, searching for her individuality through her independence, which is not far from solitude.
Here's where ordinary audiences will find themselves confused : how can you make a "libertine"(As a shared sexuality) movie about an individual (In opposition to the group) ? You must go to the cinema to find out...