Monday 17 April 2023

Emmanuelle in Space: Concealed Fantasy (3½ Stars)


This is the fourth film in the "Emmanuelle in Space" series. The title is random. There's no concealed fantasy in the film. It contains new elements that aren't in the previous films, which I'll discuss below.

There's something about the films that I should have mentioned before now. Each film lasts about 90 minutes, and they're separated into three segments of approximately 30 minutes each. They're like three acts of a play. I'll catch up now, rather than going back and editing my old reviews.

Act 1: Emmanuelle in France
Act 2: Emmanuelle in the Himalayas
Act 3: Emmanuelle in Italy

Act 1: Emmanuelle in Athens
Act 2: Emmanuelle in Mediterranean boat trip, Rocky Mountains and China
Act 3: Emmanuelle in Egypt and China

Act 1: Emmanuelle in Las Vegas
Act 2: Emmanuelle in Venice
Act 3: Tasha in Greece, Spain, Paris and Hollywood

These segments aren't explicitly stated, but the film structure was obvious to me from the start. I'll divide the reviews accordingly from this film onwards.



Act 1: Emmanuelle in San Francisco and Hong Kong

Emmanuelle suggests to Haffron that they go to San Francisco, where she has an apartment. When they arrive, Haffron wants sex, but Emmanuelle feels melancholy because it's raining outside. So they transmit themselves to Hong Kong, and Emmanuelle is immediately in the mood. What do normal people do who can't just jump from one country to another when it's raining?


The rest of this segment is a comedy. Emmanuelle and Haffron go to the beach. An old couple walks by, holding hands. Emmanuelle says it's sweet that they're so much in love. Haffron replies that they're ugly, and he'd never want sex with a woman like that. Emmanuelle tries to explain that people on Earth get older, and they still desire one another when they don't look as good.


A younger couple walks by. Haffron says that the woman is beautiful, but the man is ugly, so why does she want to have sex with him? Emmanuelle explains that some men have interesting personalities, so women love them even if they're not very attractive. Haffron doesn't understand this. He says that a woman could find an attractive man with an interesting personality.


As a test, Haffron uses his transmitter to change his appearance into that of an old man. He asks Emmanuelle if she would have sex with him. She replies Yes, because she knows him and loves him.


Then he takes on the appearance of the bald man who just walked by, and he asks the same question again. Would she have sex with him? She replies Yes. He pushes her this time. He asks if she would have sex with a man who looked like that? She says that normally she wouldn't, but she knows it's Haffron.

Is that bald man really so ugly? Some men lose their hair at an early age, and most elderly men are bald. Some young men shave their heads because they think it makes them look better.

After this they go to play squash. It's strange how good he plays for a beginner. Emmanuelle can barely beat him. She goes for a shower, and a beautiful woman called Pamela approaches Haffron. She says she'd like to play with him. Squash? Yes and No. They're playing squash, but she cheats. She keeps bumping into him deliberately, pressing her butt against his crotch when he's trying to hit the ball. It's good that they weren't betting money, because he doesn't stand a chance.

Haffron learns the noble art of lying all by himself, without any teaching by Emmanuelle. Pamela asks him if Emmanuelle is his wife. No. His girlfriend? No. He says Emmanuelle is his sister. Pamela takes Haffron back to her apartment. After sex, Haffron tells Pamela he loves her. She says that he's moving too fast. She doesn't love him, but she wants to see him again. Haffron doesn't understand. He thought people always fall in love after sex. When he goes back to Emmanuelle, she asks him why he was gone so long. He says he was shopping.

So sex, love and lies go together? That's a valuable lesson. The aliens in the spacecraft are observing everything with curiosity.

In the evening they go to a party. The bald man and his girlfriend are also there. When the bald man leaves the room, Haffron takes on his appearance again. He goes up to his girlfriend and says that he wants sex. She thinks this directness is strange, especially since they've only just arrived at the party, but she feels flattered. The bald man returns and is shocked to see his girlfriend flirting with a man who looks the same as he does. Haffron runs away, and he sees Pamela arrive.

Haffron tries to kiss Pamela, but she pushes him away because she doesn't recognise him. He tells her she must know who he is, because they had sex earlier in the day. She tells him he's crazy. Now Haffron is really confused. He thought that couples who've had sex know each other, and appearances aren't important.

And the slapstick continues. Another man tells Haffron to leave Pamela alone. He hides in the toilet to avoid a fight, but he's followed by the (real) bald man, who wants an explanation. When nobody is watching, Haffron changes back to his usual appearance, but he forgets to change his clothes. He's still dressed the same as the bald man. Everyone is confused. Haffron tells Emmanuelle they have to leave, so they transmit themselves to Emmenuelle's apartment in Paris.



Act 2: Emmanuelle in Paris

What do you do after a confusing evening in a Hong Kong nightclub? It should be obvious by now. They have sex. Once isn't enough. First they do it in the bed, then in the bathtub. The world is happy again.


I couldn't help including this photo of Emmanuelle's face in. She's beautiful, isn't she?


Not just her face, she's beautiful all over. Krista Allen is a stunning actress.

Haffron and Emmanuelle visit a cafe. They meet a man called Alan who says he spends most of the day in the cafe. Haffron doesn't like him, and he's annoyed that Emmanuelle is talking to him so much. Alan asks if they want to visit his atelier at midnight. Haffron says No, and he insists that they leave straight away.

When Haffron is asleep, Emmanuelle sneaks out to visit Alan. They don't have sex, they only talk. When she returns a few hours later, Haffron is awake and jealous. Emmanuelle says that Haffron doesn't own her. She has the right to see other men.

The next day Haffron goes to Alan's house and slashes the tyres of his Porsche. Not with a knife, he uses his transmitter. Then Haffron changes into Alan's appearance and goes to see Emmanuelle. He tells Emmanuelle they should have sex, and she slaps his face. "We're only friends. I didn't know you were such a pig". Poor Haffron is even more confused. Alan is a good looking man, so why doesn't she want sex with him? Earth women are strange.


Alan goes to the police. He says he didn't see anything, but he's certain it was Haffron who slashed his tyres. The police officer finds a file on a man called Haffron Williams, a dangerous extraterrestrial. That's weird. How do the police know about him?

A police squad breaks into Emmanuelle's apartment to arrest him. They transmit themselves away at the last moment. Haffron says that one of his clones has already visited Earth, not on a peaceful mission, but as a criminal. He was arrested, but he escaped. After all, anyone with a transmitter in his pocket can escape.

This doesn't make sense. If Haffron knew that one of his clones has visited Earth, why has he used the same appearance? He could have made himself look like anything.



Act 3: Emmanuelle in Ireland

So where have Haffron and Emmanuelle gone? They're in Ireland, in a mansion which Haffron considers a safe place. He says that aliens from his planet have hidden there before. More and more questions! Just how often have the aliens from Haffron's planet visited the Earth?


The mansion isn't named in the film, but I've identified it as Spiddal House in County Galway. It was more attractive in the 1990's than it is now. The vines climbing up the walls gave the house character. Since then the vines have been removed, and the walls have been painted a light brown, almost orange. Some people have no taste!


Emmanuelle says it's the most beautiful place she's ever seen, and she wants to remain there for the rest of her life. I know that tastes are different, but just look at that coastline!


In case you want to visit, this is the location.

Incidentally, the films were made in Ireland and France. Stock footage is used for scenes that are supposedly in Hong Kong and other countries. The Ireland outdoor scenes are genuine, and it really is Spiddal House and the surroundings.


Emmanuelle tells Haffron she wants to see his real form. He refuses. He tells her she wouldn't love him if she saw him as he really is. She doesn't see him, but the viewer is given a brief glimpse. He looks like some sort of a lizard.

The two of them enjoy their time in Ireland, having sex and dining and having sex and walking and having sex. This could carry on forever, except someone is spying on them. While walking on the beach the French policeman stops them. Isn't it a bit out of his jurisdiction? They run back and hide in the mansion.

Haffron says that they should go to another place and change their appearances. Emmanuelle doesn't want to change. She likes the way she looks, and she wouldn't feel the same with a new body. Isn't that the opposite of what she said in Hong Kong? They transmit themselves back to the ship to decide what to do next.

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