Emmanuelle Arsan (1932-2005)

Alias:
Marayat Andriane
Marayat Bibidh
Marayat Krasaesin
Marayat Rollet-Andriane

Birthplace:
Bangkok, Thailand

Born:
January 19, 1932

Died:
June 12, 2005

'Emmanuelle Arsan' (her pen name, originally Marayat Bibidh) was a Thai writer, actor, and director, best known for her novel "Emmanuelle: Joys of a Woman" which happened at the right place and the right time of women's sexual liberation. It gave birth to a genre of film with the French series "Emmanuelle" starring Sylvia Kristel and many other Italian knockoffs starring Arsan lookalike Laura Gemser. Despite her very limited experience with the film industry (having a small but important role in The Sand Pebbles with Steve McQueen), Arsan decided to ride the wave and attempt to write and star in her own erotic fantasy film "Forever Emmanuelle" in the late 1970's with a largely Italian cast and crew. Producer Ovidio G. Assonitis had a major falling out with the film's two directors Louis-Jacques Rollet-Andriane and Roberto D'Ettorre Piazzoli, which led to the film being credited to have been "Directed by: Anonymous". This in turn caused speculation that Arsan herself had directed the film.

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Characters:
1993  Emmanuelle 7
1993  Emmanuelle's Revenge
1993  Emmanuelle's Secret
1994  Emmanuelle in Space 2: A World of Desire
1994  Emmanuelle in Space 3: A Lesson in Love
1994  Emmanuelle in Space 4: Concealed Fantasy
1994  Emmanuelle in Space 5: A Time to Dream
1994  Emmanuelle in Space 6: One Last Fling
1994  Emmanuelle in Space 7: The Meaning of Love
1994  Emmanuelle: First Contact
2001  Emmanuelle 2000: Emmanuelle's Sensual Pleasure
2003  Emmanuelle - The Private Collection: Sex Goddess
2004  Emmanuelle - The Private Collection: Sex Talk
2006  Emmanuelle - The Private Collection: Jesse's Secret Desires

Director:
1976  Laure
1993  Emmanuelle 7
1993  Emmanuelle's Revenge
1993  Emmanuelle's Secret
1994  Emmanuelle in Space 2: A World of Desire
1994  Emmanuelle in Space 3: A Lesson in Love
1994  Emmanuelle in Space 4: Concealed Fantasy
1994  Emmanuelle in Space 5: A Time to Dream
1994  Emmanuelle in Space 6: One Last Fling
1994  Emmanuelle in Space 7: The Meaning of Love
1994  Emmanuelle: First Contact
2001  Emmanuelle 2000: Emmanuelle's Sensual Pleasure
2003  Emmanuelle - The Private Collection: Sex Goddess
2004  Emmanuelle - The Private Collection: Sex Talk
2006  Emmanuelle - The Private Collection: Jesse's Secret Desires

Novel:
1974  Emmanuelle
1975  Emmanuelle: The Joys of a Woman
1976  Laure
1977  Emmanuelle 3
1984  Emmanuelle 4
1988  Emmanuelle 6
1993  Emmanuelle 7
1993  Emmanuelle's Love
1993  Emmanuelle's Revenge
1993  Emmanuelle's Secret
1994  Emmanuelle in Space 2: A World of Desire
1994  Emmanuelle in Space 3: A Lesson in Love
1994  Emmanuelle in Space 4: Concealed Fantasy
1994  Emmanuelle in Space 5: A Time to Dream
1994  Emmanuelle in Space 6: One Last Fling
1994  Emmanuelle in Space 7: The Meaning of Love
1994  Emmanuelle: First Contact
2001  Emmanuelle 2000: Emmanuelle's Sensual Pleasure
2003  Emmanuelle - The Private Collection: Sex Goddess
2004  Emmanuelle - The Private Collection: Sex Talk
2006  Emmanuelle - The Private Collection: Jesse's Secret Desires
2024  Emmanuelle

Writer:
1974  Emmanuelle
1975  Emmanuelle: The Joys of a Woman
1976  Laure
1976  Nea
1977  Emmanuelle 3
1984  Emmanuelle 4
1987  Emmanuelle 5
1988  Emmanuelle 6
1993  Emmanuelle 7
1993  Emmanuelle Forever
1993  Emmanuelle's Love
1993  Emmanuelle's Magic
1993  Emmanuelle's Revenge
1993  Emmanuelle's Secret
1994  Emmanuelle in Space 2: A World of Desire
1994  Emmanuelle in Space 3: A Lesson in Love
1994  Emmanuelle in Space 4: Concealed Fantasy
1994  Emmanuelle in Space 5: A Time to Dream
1994  Emmanuelle in Space 6: One Last Fling
1994  Emmanuelle in Space 7: The Meaning of Love
1994  Emmanuelle: First Contact
2001  Emmanuelle 2000: Emmanuelle's Sensual Pleasure
2003  Emmanuelle - The Private Collection: Sex Goddess
2004  Emmanuelle - The Private Collection: Sex Talk
2006  Emmanuelle - The Private Collection: Jesse's Secret Desires
2024  Emmanuelle

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