Softcore pornography or softcore porn is commercial still photography, film, or art that has a pornographic or erotic component but is less sexually graphic and intrusive than hardcore pornography, defined by a lack of visual sexual penetration. It typically contains nude or semi-nude actors involved in love scenes and is intended to be sexually arousing and aesthetically beautiful. The distinction between softcore pornography and erotic photography or art, such as Vargas girl pin-ups, is largely a matter of debate.
Sylvia Maria Kristel was a Dutch actress and model who appeared in over 50 films. She is best remembered as the eponymous character in five of the seven Emmanuelle films, including originating the role with Emmanuelle (1974).
Emmanuelle Sophie Anne Chriqui is a Canadian actress. She is known for playing Sloan McQuewick on HBO's Entourage (2004–2011), Claire Bonner in Snow Day (2000), Dalia in You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008), Lorelei Martins on CBS's The Mentalist (2008–2015), and Lana Lang on The CW's Superman & Lois (2021–present).
Emmanuelle in Space is an American erotic science-fiction television series produced for cable and syndication in 1994. It is loosely based upon the character Emmanuelle created by Emmanuelle Arsan in the 1960s and featured in dozens of softcore films over the years. The series was produced by Alain Siritzky, whose production company proceeded to make many Emmanuelle films for screen and TV during the 1990s and 2000s.
Nathalie... is a 2003 French drama film directed by Anne Fontaine, and starring Fanny Ardant, Emmanuelle Béart, and Gérard Depardieu. The screenplay concerns a woman who discovers that her husband is cheating on her.
Emmanuelle 6: One Final Fling is a 1994 television movie from the Emmanuelle in Space series featuring several softcore sex scenes mostly between Krista Allen and co-star Paul Michael Robinson. It was directed by Jean-Jacques Lamore, produced by Alain Siritzky, and written by J.C. Knowlton, based on character by Emmanuelle Arsan. The cinematographic was by Andrea V. Rossotto.
Black Emanuelle is a softcore sexploitation film from 1975 directed by Bitto Albertini. The film was set in Africa and shot mostly in Kenya. The music was composed by Nico Fidenco. Black Emanuelle was followed by a number of sequels, all revolving around the erotic adventures of Mae Jordan, a globe-trotting, hedonistic investigative journalist and photographer known to her readers as "Emanuelle". Her character has been described as "a strong and independent woman, sexually proactive, at the centre of wealthy young and old white men of power, and involved in any sort of depraved set and situation."
Emmanuelle, Queen of the Galaxy is a 1994 television film, which was the first episode from the erotic series Emmanuelle in Space, also giving its name to the theme song for the series. It was directed by Lev L. Spiro, produced by Alain Siritzky, and written by Daryl Haney and Noel Harrison.
Emmanuelle 7: The Meaning of Love is a 1994 television movie, which was the seventh episode from the erotic series Emmanuelle in Space. It was directed by Brody Hooper, produced by Alain Siritzky, and written by Thomas McKelvey Cleaver, based on character by Emmanuelle Arsan.
Emmanuelle 5: A Time to Dream is a 1994 television movie, which was the fifth episode from the erotic series Emmanuelle in Space. It was directed by David Cove, produced by Alain Siritzky, and edited by Josefine Anderson. The screenplay was written by Mark Evan Schwartz, based on character by Emmanuelle Arsan.
Emmanuelle 4: Concealed Fantasy is a 1994 television movie, which was the fourth episode of the erotic series Emmanuelle in Space. It was directed by Kevin Alber, and written by Thomas McKelvey Cleaver, based on character by Emmanuelle Arsan.
Emmanuelle 5 is a 1987 English-language French film directed by Walerian Borowczyk. It is a sequel to 1984's Emmanuelle 4 and the fifth installment in the film series of the same name. It was followed by a sequel, Emmanuelle 6, released in 1988.
Emmanuelle 4 is 1984 English-language French film directed by Francis Leroi and Iris Letans. It is a sequel to 1977's Goodbye Emmanuelle, and the fourth installment in the film series of the same name. It is also the first film in the series to be filmed in English instead of French.
The Witnesses is a 2007 French drama film directed by André Téchiné, starring Michel Blanc, Sami Bouajila, Emmanuelle Béart and Johan Libéreau. The film, set in Paris in 1984, explores the lives of a closely knit group of friends who are impacted with the sudden outbreak of the AIDS epidemic. The Witnesses was critically acclaimed.
Emmanuelle is a 1974 French erotic drama film directed by Just Jaeckin. It is the first installment in a series of French softcore pornography films based on the novel Emmanuelle by Emmanuelle Arsan. It stars Sylvia Kristel in the title role about a woman who takes a trip to Bangkok to enhance her sexual experience.
Emmanuelle 2 is a 1975 French softcore erotica film directed by Francis Giacobetti and starring Sylvia Kristel. The screenplay was written by Bob Elia and Francis Giacobetti. It is a sequel to 1974's Emmanuelle, and the second installment in the film series of the same name. It loosely follows the plot of the original novel's sequel.
Emmanuelle 7 is a 1993 French softcore erotic movie directed by Francis Leroi, and starring Sylvia Kristel. It is a sequel to 1988's Emmanuelle 6 and the seventh installment in the film series of the same name.
Emmanuelle is the lead character in a series of French erotic films based on the protagonist in the novel of the same name, by Emmanuelle Arsan, written in 1959 and published in 1967.
Tokyo Emmanuelle, released in the UK as Emmanuelle in Tokyo, is a 1975 Japanese film in Nikkatsu's Roman porno series, directed by Akira Katō and starring Kumi Taguchi.
Emmanuelle is an erotic novel by Emmanuelle Arsan originally written in French and published in France in 1967. It was translated into and published in English in 1971 by Mayflower Books. It is a series of explicit erotic fantasies of the author in which she has sex with several—often anonymous—men and women, as well as her husband. It is written in the first person and the reader sees events entirely through the eyes of the sexually adventurous heroine. The book sold widely and later went on to be adapted into a film. The book had two print sequels, and the film launched an extended series.
