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Black Emmanuelle, White Emmanuelle AKA Velluto Nero AKA Smooth Velvet, Raw Silk AKA Emmanuelle in Egypt AKA Black Velvet (Blu-ray) (1976)
The seamy side of paradise will excite you, delight you and ignite you!Director: Brunello Rhondi
Year of Copyright: 1976
Year of Production: 1976
OVERALL: Blu-ray A-
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
Black Emanuelle (Bitto Albertini, 1975; 96:49)
Audio Commentary by film programmer Jazmyne Moreno (2023)
XXX Version Inserts (8:21, in Italian with optional English subtitles)
"Exoticizing Blackness and Erotic Sovereignty in BLACK EMANUELLE" 2023 interview with adult film historian Mireille Miller-Young (33:20)
"I am Your Black Queen" 2018 edit of a 1996 audio interview with actress Laura Gemser (11:12, in Italian with optional English subtitles)
"The Reluctant Icon" 2023 tribute to Laura Gemser by film historians Kier-La Janisse, Stephen Broomer and Manlio Gomarasca with animation by Leslie Supnet and Ashley Thorpe (19:55)
"Black Emanuelle's Groove" 2007 interview with composer Nico Fidenco (13:54, 1080i60, in Italian with optional English subtitles)
Theatrical Trailer (5:25, in Italian with optional English subtitles)
Black Emanuelle 2 (Bitto Albertini, 1976; 91:56)
XXX Version Inserts (6:45, in Italian with optional English subtitles)
"Adalberto AKA Bitto" 2023 interview with film historian Davide Pulici (36:18, in Italian with optional English subtitles)
"Diva '70" 2007 interview with actress Dagmar Lassander (15:52, 1080i60, in Italian with optional English subtitles)
Theatrical Trailer (3:26, in Italian with optional English subtitles)
DISC TWO (Blu-ray)
Emanuelle in Bangkok (Joe D'Amato, 1976; 94:28)
Audio Commentary by professor of film Aaron AuBuchon (2023)
"A Reflection of the Times" 2023 interview with actress Debra Berger (6:52)
"Ivan the Terrible" 1999 "Joe D'Amato Totally Uncut" extract in which actor Ivan Rassimov discusses "Emanuelle in Bangkok" and "Emanuelle Around the World" (7:09, in Italian with optional English subtitles)
Theatrical Trailer (1:29, in Italian with optional English subtitles)
Emanuelle in America (Joe D'Amato, 1976; 100:23)
(1) Audio Commentary by film historian Kat Ellinger (2023)
(2) Audio Commentary by film historians Bruce Holecheck and Nathaniel Thompson (2019)
"The Danish Man" interview with actor Lars Bloch (10:39, in Italian with optional English subtitles)
"The Confessions of Diana Smith" interview with actress Maria Piera Regoli (16:21, in Italian with optional English subtitles)
"The Art of Sexy & Gore" interview with art director Marco Dentici (25:14, in Italian with optional English subtitles)
"The Cutting of the Flesh" interview with FX artist Giannetto De Rossi (10:36, in Italian with optional English subtitles)
"The Devil's Trick" interview with makeup artist Maurizio Trani (8:29, in Italian with optional English subtitles)
"The Journalist" screenwriter Maria Pia Fusco and filmmaker Piero Vivarelli on the origins of D'Amato's Emanuelle (13:23, in Italian with optional English subtitles)
"The Naked City: Emanuelle in New York" 2023 location tour with journalist Michael Gingold (26:14)
Theatrical Trailer (3:30)
DISC THREE (Blu-ray)
Emanuelle Around the World (Joe D'Amato, 1976; 102:18)
"Around the World with Emanuelle" 2023 interview with film historian Stephen Thrower (31:03)
"I'm Not a Guru" 2023 interview with actor Luigi Montefiori (13:54, in Italian with optional English subtitles)
"The Beautiful One" interview with actor Gianni Macchia (13:56, in Italian with optional English subtitles)
"A Tribute to Karin Schubert: The 'Nackedei' Actress" video essay by Kier-La Janisse and Stephen Broomer, written by Jean-Luc Marret, author of "Pornification: Vie De Karin Schubert" (19:18)
Theatrical Trailer (2:29)
Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals (Joe D'Amato, 1977; 93:11)
Audio Commentary by film historian Stephen Thrower (2023)
"The World of Nico Fidenco" 2023 interview with composer Nico Fidenco (27:05, in Italian with optional English subtitles)
"A Nun Among the Cannibals" 2018 interview with actress Annamaria Clementi (22:49, 1080i60, in Italian with optional English subtitles)
"Dr. O'Brien M.D." 2018 interview with actor Donald O'Brien (19:32)
"From Switzerland to Mato Grosso" 2018 interview with actress Monica Zanchi (18:33, in Italian with optional English subtitles)
"Dressed to Eat" 2023 interview with costume designer Silvana Scandariato (18:33, in Italian with optional English subtitles)
Theatrical Trailer (2:39)
DISC FOUR (Blu-ray)
Porno Nights of the World (Bruno Mattei, Joe D'Amato, 1977; 88:19)
"Master of the World" 2023 interview with co-director Bruno Mattei (8:41, in Italian with optional English subtitles)
"At the Dining Table" 2023 interview with producer Franco Gaudenzi (18:46, in Italian with optional English subtitles)
"The Naked Eye: Sex and the Mondo Film" 2023 documentary with film historians Elizabeth Purchell, Mark Goodall and Joe Rubin (43:29)
English Opening Credit Sequence (2:14)
"Sexy Night Reports" Theatrical Trailer (3:03)
Emanuelle and the Porno Nights of the World (Bruno Mattei, Joe D'Amato, 1978; 85:52)
"Crazy, Crazy World" 2023 interview with makeup artist Pietro Tenoglio (13:33, in Italian with optional English subtitles)
"After Hours with Joe D'Amato" 2007 interview with director Joe D'Amato (12:28, 1080i60, in Italian with optional English subtitles)
Theatrical Trailer (3:32)
DISC FIVE (Blu-ray)
Sister Emaneulle (Giuseppe Vari, 1977; 92:07)
Audio Commentary by film scholar Lindsay Hallam (2023)
Theatrical Trailer (3:47)
Emanuelle and the White Slave Trade (Joe D'Amato, 1978; 92:07)
Audio Commentary by film programmer Lars Nilsen (2023)
"The Bohemian" 2023 interview with actor Venantino Venantini (10:27, in Italian with optional English subtitles)
"Come in un Film: La Vera Storia di Gabriele (Gastone) Tinti" 2016 documentary by Riccardo Marchesini (50:26, in Italian with optional English subtitles)
Theatrical Trailer (2:26)
DISC SIX (Blu-ray)
Violence in a Women's Prison (Bruno Mattei, 1985; 98:50)
2003 interview with director Bruno Mattei (2:47, in Italian with optional English subtitles)
"Brawl in Women's Block" 2019 interview with co-writers Claudio Fragasso and Rosella Drudi (29:03, in Italian with optional English subtitles)
"Two for One" 2023 interview with producer Roberto Di Girolamo (11:50, in Italian with optional English subtitles)
"Caged Women" Radio Spot (0:31)
Theatrical Trailer (3:49, in Italian with optional English subtitles)
Emanuelle in Prison (Bruno Mattei, 1985; 88:24)
Audio Commentary by author and critic Annie Choi and film editor Perri Pivovar (2023)
"Jailhouse Rock" interview with composer Luigi Ceccarelli (39:02, in Italian with optional English subtitles)
"Razor Blade Smile" 2023 interview with actor Pietro Angelo Pozzato (14:00, in Italian with optional English subtitles)
"Franca Stoppi: Matron of Hell" 2023 video essay written and narrated by film critic Rachael Nisbet (17:13)
Theatrical Trailer (3:53)
DISC SEVEN (Blu-ray)
Black Cobra (Joe D'Amato, 1976; 96:57)
Audio Commentary by film critic Samm Deighan (2023)
"From Prague to Hong Kong" 2023 interview with actress Michele Starck (12:58)
"Joe D'Amato at Eurofest" 2007 featurette (11:57, 1080i60, in English with burnt-in English subtitles)
Theatrical Trailer (3:14)
*The Film
"Black Velvet" 2007 interviews with stars Annie Belle and Al Cliver (18:28, 1080i60, in Italian with optional English subtitles)
"The Roots of Evil" 2023 interview with biographer Alberto Pezzotta on director Brunello Rondi (17:14, in Italian with optional English subtitles)
"A Relationship of Confusion" 2023 interview with film critic Joseph Fahim (17:16)
English Opening Credit Sequence (1:48)
Italian Theatrical Trailer (3:46)
English Theatrical Trailer (3:46)
DISC EIGHT (Blu-ray)
Emanuelle's Perverse Outburst (Joe D'Amato, 1983; 97:36)
Audio Commentary by author Bryan Connolly and film programmer Amber Adams (2023)
Porno Esotic Love (Joe D'Amato, 1980; 103:26)
"The Lovemaker" 2023 interview with actor Mark Shannon (10:45, in Italian with optional English subtitles)
Theatrical Trailer (3:05)
DISC NINE (Blu-ray)
Divine Emanuelle (Christian Anders, 1981)
*The Film – Export Version (99:23)
*The Film – Workprint Director's Cut "Fanatico… When the Goddess Calls" (104:23)
Deleted Scene (2:30)
Theatrical Trailer (4:03)
DISC TEN (Blu-ray)
Emanuelle: Queen of the Desert (Bruno Fontana, 1982)
*The Film – Theatrical Cut (88:36)
*The Film – "The Dirty Seven" Alternate Cut (96:22)
"Violent Cyprus" 2023 interview with actor Giovanni Brusatori (21:58, in Italian with optional English subtitles)
"Sunlight and Violence" 2023 interview with cinematographer Nino Celeste (15:43, in Italian with optional English subtitles)
Theatrical Trailer (3:43)
"Looking Good" workout video hosted by Laura Gemser (60:48)
Audio Commentary by film and television historian Amanda Reyes and podcaster Erik Threlfall (2023)
DISC ELEVEN (Blu-ray)
Amore Libero – Free Love (Pier Ludovico Pavoni, 1974; 84:40)
"The Seductress" 2023 audio interview with actress Olga Bisera (9:56, in Italian with optional English HoH subtitles)
English Opening Credit Sequence (2:01)
Theatrical Trailer (3:21)
Emanuelle: A Woman from a Hot Country (José María Forqué, 1978; 87:18)
DISC TWELVE (Blu-ray)
Black Deep Throat (Guido Zurli, 1977; 87:17)
"Ajita Wilson: An Elusive Icon" 2023 video essay by film and gender studies scholar Matt Richardson (16:03)
Theatrical Trailer (2:17)
Porno Nights of the World N.2 (Joe D'Amato, 1978; 94:51)
Theatrical Trailer (3:09, in English with English subtitles for onscreen Italian text)
DISC THIRTEEN (Blu-ray)
Inferno Rosso: Joe D'Amato on the Road of Excess (Manlio Gomarasca, Massimiliano Zanin, 2021; 72:34)
2021 introduction by Nicolas Winding Refn for Venice Film Festival Premiere (1:27, 1080i60)
"Two of a Kind: Talking About Joe" 2021 director Manlio Gomarasca and Giona A. Nazzaro" (Artistic Director, Locarno Film Festival) in Conversation (29:28, in Italian with optional English subtitles)
Outtakes (36:25)
Trailer (1:45)
Scandalous Emanuelle (Joe D'Amato, 1986; 91:07)
"Scandalous Christina" 2023 interview with actress Jenny Tamburi (9:26, in Italian with optional English subtitles)
"Peeping Lilli" 2023 interview with actress Lilli Carati (12:26, in Italian with optional English subtitles)
Theatrical Trailer (1:52)
DISC 14: NICO FIDENCO'S GROOVE (CD)
BLACK EMANUELLE
1. "I'm a woman, do you mind?" (0:09)
2. "Of Your Body (vocal)" (3:22)
3. "It's like an incurable disease"
4. "Thoughtless" (2:36)
5. "Love is not enough" (0:18)
6. "Emanuelle's Theme" (2:41)
EMANUELLE IN BANGKOK
7. "Don't start getting sentimental" (0:16)
8. "Sweet's Variations" (3:08)
9. "Just stick to taking pictures!"
10." Like a Sailing Ship" (2:46)
11. "What else has your hospitality to offer?" (0:07)
12. "Ping Pong Dance" (2:29)
EMANUELLE IN AMERICA
13. "I've always managed to come back" (0:27)
14. "I Celebrate Myself (vocal)" (3:44)
15. "Who needs a dead lover?" (0:23)
16. "Virgin Sign" (1:29)
17. "Since she met that Pedro, she's lost her head!" (0:18)
18. "Emanuelle in America, Sweet" (3:16)
19. "She's a monster, but she's my girl" (0:15)
20. "Emanuelle in America Theme" (2:57)
EMANUELLE AROUND THE WORLD
21. "I only do that with people I like" (2:57)
22. "A Picture of Love (Versione Cantata)" (3:16)
23. "The secret of the ultimate climax!" (0:42)
24. "My Boundless" (3:51)
25. "Have you loved a lot of men?" (0:29)
26. "Eternal Anguish" (2:13)
27. "I've got an angle on white slavery" (0:18)
28. "A Seeming Man" (3:10)
EMANUELLE AND THE LAST CANNIBALS
29. "Just like a cannibal!" (0:28)
30. "Make Love on the Wing" (2:56)
31. "You are provoking me, young lady"
32. "Make Love on the Wing (3rd Version)" (2:52)
33. "You can't possibly think I've been waiting for you all my life"
34. "Wild Nightmare" (2:31)
35. "Amazonia is a land that lives according to its own rules" (0:13)
36. "The Dark Side of the Soul" (2:33)
EMANUELLE AND THE WHITE SLAVE TRADE
37. "Do you still go in for a lot of lovemaking?" (0:18)
38. "Run Cheetah Run" (3:35)
39. "But in hard times..." (3:33)
40. "A Modern Reportage (LP Version)" (2:37)
41. "Releasing tension" (0:10)
42. "Performing Joy" (1:33)
43. "Psychologically prepared for any experience" (0:35)
44. "Sweet Disco Funky" (3:40)
45. "A woman like me" (0:48)
All lyrics and music composed and orchestrated by Nico Fidenco" (SIAE)
Orchestra conducted by Giacomo Dell'Orso
Original Publishers: Edizione Musicali Beat Records Co." (SIAE) - West Edizioni Musicali" (SIAE) Track 2 performed by BULLDOG - kind permission by Spark Italia
Track 10 performed by SILKY SOUND SINGERS
DISC FIFTEEN: BLACK EMANUELLE'S RARITIES AND B-SIDES (CD)
VIOLENCE IN A WOMEN'S PRISON
1. "Crazy Eyes (And We'll Love Again)" (3:55)**
BLACK COBRA
2. "Saudade (from the film "Angeli Bianchi... Angeli Neri" composed by Piero Umiliani)" (3:04)
3. "Pelle di luna (from the film "La Ragazza dalla pelle di Luna" composed by Piero Umiliani)" (3:22)
SISTER EMANUELLE (composed by Stelvio Cipriani)*
4. "Sister Emanuelle (suite)" (3:47)
BLACK VELVET (composed by Alberto Baldan Bembo)
5. "Velluto Nero M1 (titoli)" (3:10)
6. "Velluto Nero M7" (3:22)
7. "Velluto Nero M22" (2:42)
EMANUELLE AND THE PORNO NIGHTS OF THE WORLD (composed by Gianni Marchetti)*
8. "Relax" (3:28)
9. "Natural" (3:25)
10. "Conga Conga" (3:35)
11. "Luna Park" (4:26)
12. "El Chango" (2:41)
13. "Listen" (3:24)
14. "Mexico Border" (3:58)
PORNO NIGHTS OF THE WORLD N. 2 (composed by Gianni Marchetti)
15. "Le Notti Porno nel Mondo N° 2 (seq. 1)" (2:13)
16. "Le Notti Porno nel Mondo N° 2 (seq. 2)" (4:32)
17. "Evening" (2:57)
18. "Le Notti Porno nel Mondo N° 2 (seq. 7)" (3:25)
19. "Le Notti Porno nel Mondo N° 2 (seq. 9)" (4:12)
20. "Le Notti Porno nel Mondo N° 2 (seq. 15)" (4:08)
AMORE LIBERO (composed by Fabio Frizzi)
21. "Ibo Lele" (3:55)
22. "Coconut" (2:52)
EMANUELLE IN PRISON (composed by Luigi Ceccarelli)
23. "Opening Theme" (2:06)*
Edited for this release by Kier-La Janisse
Original Publisher: Peer
Compiled and mastered by Claudio Fuiano
*Previously unreleased
**First time on CD
Special Thanks: Paolo Dell'Orso (GDM Music), Daniele De Gemini (Beat Record), Alessandra and Elisabetta Umiliani (Liuto Edizioni Musicali), Miriam Westercappel (Bixio Music))
Track 2 and 10 original publishers: Ed. Mus. Beat Records Co. (SIAE) - West Edizioni Musicali (SIAE) - Southern Music Ed. (SIAE)
Track 14 performed by HARMONIUM - kind permission of EMI
Track 22 performed by FIREFLY, Lyrics by Giuseppe Cassia (SIAE)
Track 30 performed by Ulla Linder, Lyrics by Nico Fidenco (SIAE)
Tracks 14, 16, 18, 20- original publisher Edizioni Musicali Beat Records Co. (SIAE)
Tracks 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44 – original publisher West Edizioni Musicali (SIAE) Licensed by Beat Records (SIAE)
CD curated and edited by Kier-La Janisse
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Subtitles:English (for Italian dub), English HoH (for English dub)*
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:*Portions of the English soundtrack never dubbed into English revert to Italian. A third subtitle track for just those scenes is enabled if no other subtitle track is selected.
Release title: "Black Velvet".
Onscreen title: "Velluto Nero".
Opening and closing credits are in Italian.
Unless noted, extras are in 1080p and in English.
Comes in a hard box packaged with the 356-page book "The Black Emanuelle Bible" designed by Luke Insect with a cover illustration by Kim Thompson, featuring essays by Kevin John Bozelka, Costas Constandinides, Rachel Harrison, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Kier-La Janisse, Jennifer Moorman, Xavier Aldana Reyes, Jorge Rivera-Gutiérrez and Erin Wiegand; additional capsule reviews by Bryan Connolly and Craig Ledbetter; and archival interviews with actress Laura Gemser and screenwriter Maria Pia Fusco. -
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Extras:Start-up Trailer (1080i60):
- Full Moon Amazon Primo Promo (1:26)
Bonus Trailers (1080P):
- "Barbed Wire Dolls" (0:55)
- "Naked Girl Murdered in the Park" (1:28)
- "Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun" (2:37)
- "Sexy Sisters" (1:02)
- "Voodoo Passion" (0:56)
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Subtitles:None*
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Release title: "Emanuelle Black Velvet".
Onscreen title: "Vicieuse Emmanuelle".
Opening credits are in French. No closing credits except for the word "FIN".
The subtitles for scenes in Italian are burnt-in. -
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Extras:Start-up Trailer (1080i60):
- Full Moon Amazon Primo Promo (1:26)
Bonus Trailers (1080P):
- "Barbed Wire Dolls" (0:55)
- "Naked Girl Murdered in the Park" (1:28)
- "Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun" (2:37)
- "Sexy Sisters" (1:02)
- "Voodoo Passion" (0:56)
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Subtitles:None*
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Release title: "Emanuelle Black Velvet".
Onscreen title: "Vicieuse Emmanuelle".
Opening credits are in French. No closing credits except for the word "FIN".
The subtitles for scenes in Italian are burnt-in. -
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OVERALL: Blu-ray A
For the extras and the Italian track with English subtitles.
A comparison between the French cut (Full Moon Blu-ray) and Italian cut (Severin Blu-ray) is available on Movie Censorship. -
CUTS:
- Blu-ray A The Sensual World of Black Emanuelle America- Severin Films - No cuts (96:48)
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Blu-ray ALL America- Full Moon Pictures - Yes, taken from a French element with slight trims compared to the Italian version (93:17) as follows:
- missing the opening screen of Italian text (0:15);
- opening credits run shorter (0:05);
- a further 7 seconds missing in the following 5 minutes after the credits - precise details unknown (0:07);
- the end of an outdoor shot and the first part of the next interior scene at 69:59 (2:11);
- a section in the middle of the interior scene at 72:52 (0:42);
- a futher 5 seconds missing in the following 12 minutes - precise details unknown (0:05)
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Blu-ray ALL Canada- Full Moon Pictures - Yes, taken from a French element with slight trims compared to the Italian version (93:17) as follows:
- missing the opening screen of Italian text (0:15);
- opening credits run shorter (0:05);
- a further 7 seconds missing in the following 5 minutes after the credits - precise details unknown (0:07);
- the end of an outdoor shot and the first part of the next interior scene at 69:59 (2:11);
- a section in the middle of the interior scene at 72:52 (0:42);
- a futher 5 seconds missing in the following 12 minutes - precise details unknown (0:05)
- Severin Blu-ray has additional black frames at the end (0:06).
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Comparison added by Eric_Cotenas on 15/07/21
Comparison last updated by Matthew_B_Harrah on 09/09/23UPDATE LOG:
15/07/21 : Initial entry.
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10/08/23 : Updated specs.
09/09/23 : Movie Censorship.
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