Above- the first of 24 films starring Laura Gemser as either “Emanuel” or versions of. This is the one that broke the barriers of women of color — on a global level. 1975- it was a time of Blaxploitation films in the US.

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Black Emanuel breaking the boundaries & mores of the ’70s & ‘80s.

Chris Nersinger
9 min readAug 12, 2023
  • Warning adult material and may include explicit ideals & nudity. Controversial possibly.
Print ads announcing the arrival of our heroines’ first film venture.

My take-

Tagline-Two parts -Sexuality…a heavy dose, one-part Travelogue & a bit of violence and exploitation sprinkled in…. experience her world — the world of Black Emanuel!

Black Emanuel in Bangkok- here getting some shots for the magazine.

Remember those good ol’ days — the early ’80s and skinamax… I mean Friday After Dark on Cinemax. This was the place to catch those films that everyone would whisper about and usually not discuss in public unless you were out at some wild party. Now they were X-rated-that was a no go even for the premium cable services and this before the days of streaming services. Although sometime down the road we did get on-demand programming and adult cinema popped up-excuse the terminology.

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Chris Nersinger
Chris Nersinger

Written by Chris Nersinger

Was born the year that DR. NO (1962) premiered. His first movie, age 3 -MONSTER ON THE CAMPUS (1958). A writer of all things Pop Culture. Movies, Music, TV. ...

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