Emmanuelle Arsan
'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.
Known for
WritingBirthday
January 19, 1932Deathday
June 12, 2005Gender
FemaleKnown Movie Credits
28Place of birth
Bangkok, ThailandAlso known as
Marayat Bibidh, Marayat Rollet-Andriane, Marayat Krasaesin, Marayat AndrianeCast credits
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Emmanuelle
NovelEmmanuelle: The Joys of a Woman
NovelEmmanuelle 4
NovelEmmanuelle 5
WriterNea
WriterLaure
Director, WriterEmmanuelle 3
NovelEmmanuelle's Revenge
CharactersEmmanuelle Forever
WriterEmmanuelle's Magic
WriterEmmanuelle's Secret
CharactersEmmanuelle 2000: Emmanuelle's Sensual Pleasure
CharactersEmmanuelle - The Private Collection: Jesse's Secret Desires
CharactersEmmanuelle 6
NovelEmmanuelle: First Contact
CharactersEmmanuelle in Space 2: A World of Desire
CharactersEmmanuelle in Space 3: A Lesson in Love
CharactersEmmanuelle in Space 4: Concealed Fantasy
CharactersEmmanuelle in Space 5: A Time to Dream
CharactersEmmanuelle in Space 6: One Last Fling
CharactersEmmanuelle in Space 7: The Meaning of Love
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