EMMANUELLE, A HARD LOOK

A documentary I directed in 2000, celebrating the classic erotic film series and delving a little bit into pomposity, double standards, censorship, and freedom. We interviewed Sylvia Kristel, Laura Gemser, Just Jaeckin, British film censor James Ferman, and the head of the American Civil Liberties Union Nadine Strossen (which in those days was quite different from the ghost it is today).
Francis Giacobetti, director of Emannuelle 2, was most charming but declined to be interviewed, which was a pity, since this was his only feature, and it is the best of the series!