Emmanuelle Arsan

Emmanuelle Arsan her pen name originally Marayat Bibidh was a Thai writer actor and director best known for her novel Emmanuelle Joys of a Woman which happened at the right place and the right time of womens sexual liberation It gave birth to a genre of film with the French series Emmanuelle starring Sylvia Kristel and many other Italian knockoffs starring Arsan lookalike Laura Gemser Despite her very limited experience with the film industry having a small but important role in The Sand Pebbles with Steve McQueen Arsan decided to ride the wave and attempt to write and star in her own erotic fantasy film Forever Emmanuelle in the late 1970s with a largely Italian cast and crew Producer Ovidio G Assonitis had a major falling out with the films two directors LouisJacques RolletAndriane and Roberto DEttorre Piazzoli which led to the film being credited to have been Directed by Anonymous This in turn caused speculation that Arsan herself had directed the film