Sylvia Kristel, star of Emmanuelle, dies
 

Dutch actress Sylvia Kristel, who starred in the 1974 erotic French film Emmanuelle, has died aged 60.

"She died during the night during her sleep," her agent, Marieke Verharen, told the AFP news agency.

The actress, who had cancer, was admitted to hospital in July after suffering a stroke.

Emmanuelle, which told the story of a sexually promiscuous housewife, spawned numerous sequels and played in a cinema on the Champs-Elysees for 11 years.

Released in 1974, the soft-focus French film was one of the first erotic movies to be shown in mainstream cinemas.

Kristel herself attributed its success to the changing censorship laws of the era.

"In a lot of countries the light went on, and that contributed very much to the success," she said.

In the UK, however, the film was eventually given the restricted X-rating, having suffered heavy cuts. The unedited version did not appear in the country until 2007.

Kristel went on to star in several Emmanuelle sequels, as well as more mainstream films - many of which, like Lady Chatterley's Lover and Mata Hari, played on her reputation as an erotic film star.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19990457

R.I.P. Sylvia

my 1st porn movie :) loved it

I concur. :thumbsup

yeah, r.i.p. sylvia

I was with Films Mutuels at the time... We did not know that when we bought a package of porn movies ( for the cinema Chateau, Rivoli, Arlequin, etc.. ) that this Emmanuelle flick would play for over a year in the theatres ....

wow 60 is way too young to go.

:(

R.I.P. Sylvia.

She was a great actress and deserved much more credit then she received.

She was beautiful, even when she got old. RIP Sylvia.

Wow, a shame to hear...she was certainly beautiful!
Definitely remember her from my younger days!
RIP Sylvia

Aw, that's a shame. That's one of the first pornos I ever watched and thought it was just lovely. Thank god for late night Canadian programming :)

Wow. Brings back memories. RIP :(

I was 17 years old and had only arrived in Japan a day earlier, when I decided to venture out to see Tokyo even though I spoke virtually no Japanese. I ended up dropping into a movie theater after seeing the marquee for Emmanuelle.

The movie was shown in French with Japanese subtitles (which I could not read), so for the most part I could not understand the dialogue, but it hardly mattered since the cinematography was so good.

Emmanuelle was one of the most beautifully filmed erotic movies I had ever watched, and it stands the test of time quite well.



I saw the movie years later dubbed into English, and it lost much of it's beauty due to the jarring voice of the dubbed in voices.

What a beautiful woman she was. It is so sad to hear that she passed so young.

http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/a...n_1603632a.jpg

BTW, I loved how they used the King Crimson song "Larks Tongue in Aspic" for the opium den scene too

Sylvia Crystal RIP...

ADG

RIP Sylvia Kristel

R.I.P. Sylvia:(

RIP Sylvia. :(

I was in love with her when I was younger. Sad day.

R.I.P. Sylvia.

she was so sexy - i must have spanked it 100 times to that movie Private Lessons on cable, . Emmanuelle and Story of O were the first x-rated movies i ever saw.

sad to read how sick she was :Oh crap

Now that you mention it...I recall seeing Emmanuelle on CITY-TV way back in the day (er, night). :thumbsup

Wow i remember many a wanks in my youth while looking at this beautiful woman's work.
A very sad loss indeed :(

I remember focusing in a shady cinemax watching her movies.