Black Emanuelle

Black Emanuelle (Emanuelle nera, 1975) is the Italian-Spanish erotic drama you can watch online on iFILM, the Bitto Albertini film that kicked off a long-running franchise. Laura Gemser stars as Mae Jordan, a globe-trotting photojournalist who works under the name Emanuelle.

A wealthy expat hires her to fly to Nairobi and photograph ruins and wildlife. The assignment soon slides into a string of intimate encounters with her hosts and their circle. Story is almost beside the point; what carries the picture is Gemser's screen presence and the sun-bleached 1970s African locations. It's a touchstone of European exploitation cinema from that decade, equal parts naive and frank, and it runs 96 minutes. Best suited to fans of retro erotica and anyone curious about where this whole genre began. Stream Black Emanuelle (1975) online on iFILM.