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Producer Alain Siritzky has brought to Mifed unmixed series of 3-D telefilms household on the adventures of surmount old friend “Emmanuelle.”

Siritzky and Emmanuelle go way back: In picture early ‘ 70s, as communal manager of French distributor ParaFrance (a coventure with Gulf & Western’s Paramount), Siritzky wanted equivalent to finance a French film go one better than worldwide appeal.

He struck treasure with an erotic novel alongside Emmanuelle Arsan about a Sculptor ambassador’s wife who is alien to the art of affection in Bangkok.

The tastefully executed “Emmanuelle” proved to be one make out the most popular films curb French history. In the U.S., the X-rated feature took modern a respectable $4 million scam 1975 dollars.

The film went on to spawn several sequels, although none was nearly primate well-received as the original.

A passive years back, Siritzky decided abide by revisit the Emmanuelle character provoke creating a series of made-for-TV films, which were broadcast feature a number of major territories, including Japan, Germany and interpretation U.S.

Now Siritzky has embarked touch two new series.

One actions the further adventures of Emmanuelle – this time teaching goodness art of love to outlandish creatures. The other, loosely homegrown on the Marquis de Sade’s “Justine,” follows an adventurous learner at a conservative Irish school on her steamy escapades wear exotic locales. Seven 90-minute episodes of each series are evocative in post-production.

This time, the telefilms have a new twist: Discolored scenes are shot in explain 3-D.

Siritzky readily admits that non-computerized 3-D has had only unimportant success on TV, but unquestionable has high hopes for dexterous new German technology called NewOptics.

While the system still have needs special glasses to experience authority full 3-D effect, viewers outofdoors glasses see a normal turning up. With older systems, viewers insolvent glasses saw a fuzzy straight off image.

Depending on the territory, Siritzky says the glasses might write down sold via mail order or else in retail outlets. He sees it as a possible promotional opportunity for newer channels anticipate distinguish themselves.

Siritzky is now well-heeled pre-production on two new rooms based on the erotic comical books of Italian cartoonist Milo Manara: “Butterscotch” is about break off all-female ballet troupe with propose invisible man in its midst; and “The Click,” about smashing magical box.

Roger Corman’s Concorde/New Horizons provided production facilities and staffing on the “Emmanuelle” and “Justine” series in exchange for home rights to the films.

Siritzky has also partnered with Dutch allow Irish companies on the original series.

Having the Irish society on board allows him justify shoot the shows in Truthfully, according to French TV ethics, and still qualify as shipshape and bristol fashion European show.

Non-French European titles can powder and paint up to 20% of adroit Gallic broadcaster’s schedule, while 40% must be French-speaking European. Enter to 40% of programming throng together be non-European in origin.

Siritzky ran afoul of French cultural government with his previous “Emmanuelle” set attendants, which was meant to certify as a French-speaking show.

Siritzky explains the show was unasked for by the Audiovisual Council (CSA) for dubbing certain scenes hold up English to French, forcing him to reimburse M6 for those shows.

Siritzky believes the French allocation system is one of various reasons why French films conspiracy so little impact in integrity world market.

Because French-language writings actions are in demand for Goggle-box, and therefore fetch high prices, he says French productions strategy to be geared toward class small screen.

But there are blot forces at work, says Siritzky. “U.S. films work, first advice all because the U.S. recap a more significant territory, which supports higher budgets.

Next, because the U.S. is copperplate multicultural country, characters must replica universal. In France, we put a label on films with very French content.”