The filming location was Venezuela. Although hardcore scenes were filmed to make this remake of the original 1974 version more edgy, they were not used in any known available cuts except for the French VHS version, which is 10 minutes longer.[dubious – discuss] Until the release of the 2024 reboot, it was the last film in the series to be filmed in English, with the series going back to film in French starting with the following entries. It was followed by a sequel, Emmanuelle 7, released in 1993.
Release
It was released in July 1988 in France, but due to its dwindling popularity (despite the name) and the rise of more conventional hard-corepornography available for home viewing, the film made very little money and was never released worldwide except briefly in Spain and Germany.
