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Emmanuelle's Perfume

1993 · 89 min

A dreamy, sensual reverie that drifts between past and present, asking you to surrender to its slow, nostalgic spell.

Directed by: Francis Leroi
Genres: Romance, Drama
Starring: Marcela Walerstein, George Lazenby, Sylvia Kristel

Overview: Emmanuelle withdraws into a temple in Tibet, where she wants to find to her true self. She's given a mystic substance which will give her youth and allow her to enter the souls of other women. Now she sets out and searches her true love Mario from 20 years ago. When he sees young Emmanuelle, he doesn't believe it's really her, but she retells all the juicy details of her past to prove it to him.

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Directed by: Francis Leroi
Genres: Romance, Drama
Starring: Marcela Walerstein, George Lazenby, Sylvia Kristel

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Tone: romanticstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
memory
identity
aging
obsession
Places: countryside
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex strong

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Humour	2
Realism	4
Romance	7
Tension	2
Darkness	3
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: romance, drama
Directed by: Francis Leroi
Written by: Jean-Marc Vasseur
Starring: Marcela Walerstein, George Lazenby, Sylvia Kristel, Joel Bui, Jay Hausman, Pham Duc-Tu, Daniel Hung Meas, Vibbe Haugaard
Music: Pierre Bachelet
Cinematography: Denis Rouden
Runtime: 89 min
Country: France
Languages: English, French

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