Prelude to Black Emanuelle

The prelude to BLACK EMANUELLE for Laura Gemser was a credited appearance in the second Emmanuelle film, EMMANUELLE 2 (that's the French series, chiefly with Sylvia Kristel). In this 1975 Francis Giacobetti film, Gemser plays an Asian masseuse who gives a full body massage to a European female (played by Catherine Rivet) using her own naked body as the instrument of touch and rubbing. Who would not want such a massage from Laura Gemser! Giacobetti had already known Gemser through Gemser's fashion and nude photo shoots and asked her if she'd like a small part in the film. Gemser agreed, and her decision probably led to her being cast as "Black Emanuelle" later on. Gemser's first film was not EMMANUELLE 2, however, but rather FREE LOVE, a Pier Ludovico Pavoni film made in 1974 in which she had a far more substantial role.



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