Woodyanders Notorious sexual adventuress Emanuelle (the always ravishing Laura Gemser) renounces her sinful past and decides to enter a convent as a cloistered nun (!). Naturally, Emanuelle finds it difficult to stick to her vow of chastity when temptation rears its sultry head in the form of enticing teen nymphomaniac Monica (yummy blonde Monica Zanchi). Moreover, lecherous escaped criminal Rene (Gabriele Tinti in fine lusty form) shows up seeking refuge in the convent. Director Guiseppe Vari, working from a nicely lurid and absurd script by Marino Onorati, relates the entertainingly racy story at a steady pace, ably crafts a deliriously erotic atmosphere, and, most importantly, delivers a pleasing plenitude of delicious bare distaff skin as well as loads of sizzling soft-core sex that includes steamy lesbianism, straight copulation, red hot daughter-stepmother quasi-incest (extra points to gorgeous slender brunette Dirce Funari as said stepmother), and even a little bondage. While Gemser is her usual beautiful and desirable self, it's Zanchi who positively burns up the screen with her scorching uninhibited portrayal of one extremely brazen, shameless, and manipulative slut supreme. Pretty Vinja Locatelli likewise impresses as mousy virginal nerdette Anna. Guglielmo Mancori's glossy cinematography gives the picture a neat polished look. Stevio Cipriani's bouncy'n'funky score hits the get-down groovy spot something sweet. Worth a watch for Emanuelle fans.

BA_Harrison Quite what has driven once insatiable nympho Emanuelle (Laura Gemser) to renounce her sinful past and don wimple and habit to become a nun is never revealed, but that is how we find her at the start of Sister Emanuelle; together with fellow nun Cecile, she has travelled to Venice to escort Monica (Mónica Zanchi), the teenage daughter of a rich Baron, to the convent for schooling.Monica turns out to be far from the 'sweet little girl' that her father describes her as, however, doing her utmost to subvert both her new room-mate, Anna (Vinja Locatelli) and poor Emanuelle, who finds her resolve weakening when faced with temptation from the sexy, free-spirited, bi-sexual schoolgirl.Sister Emanuelle might not be as nasty or shocking as some of the other titles in the Black Emanuelle series (there's nothing in it as sensational or sleazy as the pseudo snuff, animal action or hardcore coupling of Emanuelle in America, for example), but it still manages to be one of the more enjoyable adventures for the sultry sexpot thanks to its surprisingly well written screenplay by Marino Onorati, competent direction from Giuseppe Vari, and perhaps most importantly, an outstanding performance from Zanchi: whether it be fellating a total stranger on a train, cuddling up naked next to Emanuelle or Anna on a stormy night, or sneaking wanted criminal Rene (Gabriele Tinti) to the convent tower for a spot of rumpy pumpy, gorgeous Zanchi plays her role as deviant minx Monica to perfection.Strangely, the film ends with one of those 'it was all a dream endings' of the type that usually make me livid, but which in this case only serves to make the whole affair a more memorable experience, pushing my already high rating of 7.5 up to a bona fide 8.

Dries Vermeulen In its entirety, as far as such can be ascertained, the BLACK EMANUELLE series certainly shapes up as an odd collection of sorts. Its "official" entries, and remember that we're already dealing with an Italian rip-off of a French film franchise, have been generously supplemented by tangentially tied-in trifles where the mere presence of Indonesian leading lady Laura Gemser gave rise to an impromptu affiliation, often through adversely affixing the EMANUELLE moniker regardless of narrative consistency. Henceforth, Enzio D'Ambrosio's sedate LA SPIAGGIA DEL DESIDERIO was widely released as EMANUELLE ON TABOO ISLAND, Mario Bianchi's genteel COUNTRY NURSE got far more play dates as EMANUELLE IN THE COUNTRY and German Christian Anders' severely twisted LOVE CAMP became DIVINE EMANUELLE. No mean feat considering Gemser's character isn't actually called Emanuelle in any of these !Whilst a bit of a mongrel, at least SUOR EMANUELLE remains relatively close to the trajectory mapped out by Bitto Albertini in the initial installment and, especially, the shameless Joe D'Amato in its bona fide sequels. Turning her back on a wicked past, which seasoned viewers will automatically associate with her globe-trotting, absolutely anything for a scoop wanton ways as the intrepid photo journalist, Emanuelle has entered the convent, doling out spiritual succor to the wayward young girls in her charge. She definitely has her work cut out for her with feisty Monica Catsabriaga (Monica Zanchi) who was caught in flagrante with her hot new step mom (delectable D'Amato regular Dirce Funari, who was in both PORNO HOLOCAUST and EROTIC NIGHTS OF THE LIVING DEAD) by her elderly businessman father, played by Spaghetti western veteran Rik Battaglia. Poor Em's vow of chastity barely survives the train ride back to the nunnery when a very nude Monica slips between her sheets to seek solace from the raging thunderstorm outside ! Somewhat surprising for such an exploitative type of cinema, the good sister's devotion is actually handled with a degree of seriousness. She only reluctantly surrenders to escaped convict René (adequately portrayed by her then real life husband Gabriele Tinti) when the mischievous Monica tricks her into believing that he will otherwise forcefully take the maidenhead of her pious roommate Anna. Once she learns of this betrayal, Emanuelle literally lets her hair down and, well, kicks the habit, reverting back to the sign of the crotch in a last ditch attempt to straighten out the incorrigible teen seductress. With Gemser's sensational slender frame (predating the present day supermodel ideal) perversely covered up until the final act, most of the film's ample nudity's supplied by succulent Swiss starlet Zanchi, a memorable presence in both D'Amato's over the top EMANUELLE AND THE LAST CANNIBALS and Mario Gariazzo's saucy space opera THE COMING OF ALIENS. Her temptation of Anna (lovely one shot Vinja Locatelli), who assumes she's a mere obstacle on the road to sainthood, provides an effective combination of heat and humor, indicative of the narrative tone's gradual shift from semi-serious to fully fledged fun.The lightness of touch, which precludes anything really nasty happening to anyone, makes for a welcome change of pace from Emanuelle's past adventures, too frequently interrupted by rape and assorted violent outbursts for comfort. One reason for this is that the late Giuseppe Vari a/k/a "Joseph Warren" was hardly a sex flick regular and therefore perhaps less jaded than the dyed in the wool D'Amato. He was rather a workmanlike if dependable dispenser of varied genre fare like ROME AGAINST ROME a/k/a WAR OF THE ZOMBIES and DJANGO THE LAST KILLER, whose only other foray into risqué territory was his frothy RIBALD DECAMERON with the magnificent Malisa Longo. Further explanation for the film's idiosyncratic flavor amid the EMANUELLE canon comes from the man responsible for its commendably coherent screenplay, Marino Onorati, whose stock in trade is all sweetness and light as evidenced by his scripts for most of the major Italian sex comedy superstars like Edwige Fenech on various SCHOOLTEACHER and POLICEWOMAN projects and Gloria Guida as LA LICEALE. Hazy soft focus photography by Guglielmo Mancori, who shot Umberto Lenzi's underrated giallo SPASMO as well as Lucio Fulci's badly bungled MANHATTAN BABY, elevate this effort to a loftier level of cinematic carnality. Stelvio Cipriani's infuriatingly infectious score, practically screaming Seventies Euro sleaze at the top of its lungs, provides the icing on the cake for any none too self-respecting old school skin flick aficionado.

Joseph P. Ulibas Sister Emanuelle (1977) follows the exploits of Emanuelle as she tries to find God and cleanse herself of sin by being a nun in a convent. Her devotion to God and not her old hedonistic lifestyle is challenged by a wild new convert. Can Emauelle resist temptation and cling to her new found love of religion or will the wild and carefree Emauelle reemerge and embrace her old lifestyle?I was disappointed by this movie. It's okay but I was expecting a whole lot more because it's Emanuelle mixed in with nunsploitation. This could have been an instant classic, but it fails on some levels but not all. A must for die hard Emanuelle fans.