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Emanuelle and Françoise

1975 · 96 min

A grim, claustrophobic revenge thriller that blends eroticism with hallucinatory horror, leaving a lingering sense of dread.

Directed by: Joe D'Amato
Genres: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Starring: George Eastman, Rosemarie Lindt, Annie Carol Edel

Tagline: Tortured by his lust for two women
Overview: Emanuelle is out to avenge her sister, who committed suicide after escaping from her sadistic lover Carlo. So she chains Carlo up in her basement, drugs him, and forces him to watch her having sex. As Carlo begins to hallucinate all kinds of bloody horrors and cannibalistic doings, he decides he has to break free and kill Emanuelle.

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Directed by: Joe D'Amato
Genres: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Starring: George Eastman, Rosemarie Lindt, Annie Carol Edel

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: revenge
obsession
isolation
madness
death
Places: single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex strong

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	7
Humour	1
Realism	5
Romance	1
Tension	7
Darkness	9
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama, horror, thriller
Directed by: Joe D'Amato
Written by: Bruno Mattei, Joe D'Amato
Starring: George Eastman, Rosemarie Lindt, Annie Carol Edel, Patrizia Gori, Maria Rosaria Riuzzi, Massimo Vanni, Eolo Capritti, Giorgio Fieri
Music: Gianni Marchetti
Cinematography: Joe D'Amato
Runtime: 96 min
Country: Italy
Languages: Italian

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