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Revision as of 13:49, 6 August 2018
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| Directed by | David Hughes |
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| Produced by | John M. East[1] |
| Cinematography | Don Lord[1] |
| Edited by | David Woodward[1] |
| Music by | Barry Kirsch[1] |
| Distributed by | Tigon[1] |
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Running time | 67 minutes[1] |
| Country | United Kingdom[1] |
Emmanuelle in Soho is a 1981 British sex film directed by David Hughes and produced by David Sullivan, and starring Angie Quick (under the name 'Mandy Miller'), Julie Lee and John M. East.[2] The film tells the story of half-Chinese Kate Benson (played by Lee) and her photographer husband Paul (Kevin Fraser) who share their Bayswater home with a nymphomaniac stripper, Emmanuelle (played by Quick). The two women attempt to find work in the sex industry in Soho, and get mixed up with a sleazy, and unscrupulous theatrical agent, Bill Anderson (played by East). There is also a hardcore versions of this film - such a version was released in Hong Kong cinemas.[3]
Cast
- Angie Quick as Emmanuelle of Soho
- Julie Lee as Kate Benson
- John M. East as Bill Anderson
- Kevin Fraser as Paul Benson
- Gavin Clare as Mr. Cole
- Tim Blackstone as Derek
- Geraldine Hooper as Jill
- Anita Desmarais as Sheila Burnette
- Georges Waser as Tom Poluski
- Erika Lea as Judy
- Kathy Green as Sammy
- Suzanne Richens as a Showgirl
- John Roach as Albert
Reception
In a contemporary review, the Monthly Film Bulletin described the film as "of marginal interest for its unabashed portrait of the neighbourhood's tawdry illicit wares." The review noted "slipshod scripting is about par for the course"[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Pym, John (1981). "Emmanuelle in Soho". Monthly Film Bulletin. 48 (564). London: British Film Institute: 152–153.
- ^ "Emmanuelle in Soho (1981)". British Film Institute.
- ^ Simon Sheridan (9 May 2013). "Julie Lee-The Last Star of Sexploitation". Mary Millington.
Further reading
- Simon Sheridan Keeping the British End Up: Four Decades of Saucy Cinema 2011 (fourth edition) (Titan Publishing, London) ISBN 0857682792
- Simon Sheridan Come Play with Me: The Life and Films of Mary Millington 1999 (FAB Press, Guildford)
- Sweet, Matthew. Shepperton Babylon: The Lost Worlds of British Cinema. Faber and Faber, 2005.
External links
- Emmanuelle in Soho at IMDb
- Emmanuelle in Soho (The Grindhouse Effect)
- Julie Lee: Driven (The Grindhouse Effect)
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