Goodbye Emmanuelle
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| Directed by | François Leterrier |
| Produced by | Yves Rousset-Rouard |
| Written by |
Monique Lange François Leterrier Emmanuelle Arsan (character) |
| Starring | Sylvia Kristel |
| Music by | Serge Gainsbourg |
| Cinematography | Jean Badal |
| Edited by | Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte |
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Release date
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December 15, 1977 (USA) |
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Running time
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100 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Box office | 990,953 admissions (France) |
Goodbye Emmanuelle (aka Emmanuelle 3) is a 1977 French softcore erotica movie directed by François Leterrier, and starring Sylvia Kristel. The music score is by Serge Gainsbourg. In this sequel, Emmanuelle and Jean move to the Seychelles, where she leaves him.
Goodbye Emmanuelle was intended as the last of a trilogy that included Emmanuelle (1974) and Emmanuelle 2 (1975). It was shot on the Seychellois island of La Digue.
The film was originally released in France in 1977 through Parafrance and Warner-Columbia Film. In the early 1980s, it became the first movie to be released through Miramax Films, a U.S. independent distributor. The company's founders, Bob and Harvey Weinstein, acquired the rights from producer Yves Rousset-Rouard at the Cannes Film Festival. Several years later, the film became a late-night offering on the Cinemax and Showtime cable channels.
In his New York Times review, John Corry observed that "The scenery [in Goodbye Emmanuelle] wins every time", but was less favourable about what he deemed "wearisome" sex scenes. He reflected on both aspects at the end of his critique: "The question in the movie is whether Francois Leterrier, its director, was so absorbed in the lovemaking that he just allowed the scenery to creep in, or whether he put it in on purpose. Maybe it doesn't matter."
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