Controversial soft-core, cult French film starring Sylvia Kristel. Beautiful newlywed Emmanuelle (Kristel) tires of life in Thailand with her ambassador husband and embarks on a series of sexual adventures. Keen to learn the intricacies of sexual desire, she places herself under the tutelage of the elderly Mario (Alain Cuny) and starts off down a path which leads her to new heights of physical ecstasy.