Carry On Emmannuelle
A neglected wife pursues influential lovers and triggers a national scandal in a deliberately bawdy Carry On sex farce.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- None
- bawdy
- irreverent
- campy
- adult comedy night
- carry on marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the film as a poorly written, poorly timed, undignified, and offensively crude low point of the Carry On series.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Emmannuelle pursues multiple VIP lovers while trying to rekindle her neglected marriage, driving the film's crude comic situations.
The Prime Minister and American Ambassador become targets of Emmannuelle's affairs, while a leaked conquest list triggers a national press scandal.
A jealous lover gives the press a list of Emmannuelle's conquests, creating the central scandal and escalating the farce.
The film extends the Carry On formula into an especially crude sex comedy, reflecting the series' late-1970s decline.
Films like Carry On Emmannuelle, and why
Carry On Camping
shared british slapstick, bawdy humor, ensemble cast, and parody treatment of sexual manners
Carry On Abroad
shared carry on ensemble comedy, risqué innuendo, and broad farce
The Benny Hill Movie
shared sex comedy, parody, and deliberately vulgar slapstick
Movie Details
- Director
- Gerald Thomas
- Release Date
- 1978-10-12
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Rating
- 3.9 / 10 (53)
Cast
- Suzanne Danielle
- Kenneth Williams
- Kenneth Connor
- Joan Sims
- Jack Douglas
- Peter Butterworth
- Larry Dann
- Beryl Reid
- Henry McGee
- Victor Maddern
Common questions
- What is Carry On Emmannuelle about?
- A neglected wife pursues influential lovers and triggers a national scandal in a deliberately bawdy Carry On sex farce.
- What is Carry On Emmannuelle like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Carry On Emmannuelle as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Carry On Emmannuelle violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Carry On Emmannuelle.
- What did critics think of Carry On Emmannuelle?
- Critics broadly regarded the film as a poorly written, poorly timed, undignified, and offensively crude low point of the Carry On series.
- Which films are like Carry On Emmannuelle?
- Films with a similar feel include Carry On Camping, Carry On Abroad, and The Benny Hill Movie.
- How long is Carry On Emmannuelle?
- Carry On Emmannuelle runs 88 minutes.
