{"product_id":"sylvia-kristel-from-emmanuelle-to-chabrol-9780999862759","title":"Sylvia Kristel: From Emmanuelle to Chabrol","description":"A trailblazing figure in film and popular culture, Netherlands native Sylvia Kristel became one of the biggest stars in the world as Emmanuelle in 1974. Alongside her most famous role, directed by Just Jaeckin, a little-known fact is that Sylvia Kristel also appeared in over 20 films between 1973 and 1981 featuring exceptional work with some of the greatest directors in film history including Walerian Borowczyk, Alain Robbe-Grillet, Roger Vadim and Claude Chabrol. Now the story of Sylvia's astonishing career in the '70s is told in \u003ci\u003eSylvia Kristel: From Emmanuelle to Chabrol\u003c\/i\u003e, written by Jeremy Richey. Featured are new interviews with Just Jaeckin, Pim de la Parra, Robert Fraisse, Joe Dallesandro and Francis Lai among others. \u003ci\u003eSylvia Kristel: From Emmanuelle to Chabrol\u003c\/i\u003e is a film-by-film guide to one of the most distinctive and uncompromising careers in modern cinema, and a celebration of a most remarkable woman in a fully illustrated coffee-table book written by author Jeremy Richey. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA recollection of Sylvia Kristel's most exciting period as an actress. Beginning with her early Dutch film roles in Frank \u0026amp; Eva, Because of the Cats, and Naked over the Fence, this book covers all 22 movies Sylvia starred in between 1973 and 1981 including the European films Emmanuelle, Julia, No Pockets in a Shroud, Playing with Fire, Emmanuelle II, Une Femme fidele, La Marge, Alice, Rene the Cane, Goodbye Emmanuelle, Pastorale 1943, Mysteries, Tigers in Lipstick, The Fifth Musketeer, Love in First Class, Lady Chatterley's Lover, and the American films The Concorde.... Airport '79, The Nude Bomb, Private Lessons, plus a chapter on the unmade films, dozens of iconic roles that she was offered but declined written with in-depth detail by Jeremy Richey. Sylvia Kristel: From Emmanuelle to Chabrol also contains many vintage reviews and interviews with Sylvia Kristel never before translated into English, and takes a look at Sylvia's brief music recording career as well.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKristel, Sylvia:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Actress and artist \u003cb\u003eSylvia Kristel\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Utrecht, Netherlands on September 28th, 1952. Her film career began in 1973 with small but memorable roles in three important Dutch productions. Sylvia became one of the biggest stars of the '70s after her role in \u003ci\u003eEmmanuelle\u003c\/i\u003e (1974), and she would spend the rest of the decade working with some of the finest filmmakers of the period. Sylvia's starring roles in films like Borowczyk's \u003ci\u003eLa Marge\u003c\/i\u003e (1976), Vadim's \u003ci\u003eUne Femme fidèle\u003c\/i\u003e (1976), Robbe-Grillet's \u003ci\u003ePlaying with Fire\u003c\/i\u003e and Chabrol's \u003ci\u003eAlice\u003c\/i\u003e (1977) are among the most memorable performances of the period.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eB, Nico:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eNico B\u003c\/b\u003e is the founder of the legendary Amsterdam video store Cult Videoheek, and started Cult Epics in 1991. Moving to the US in 1998, he continued to release arthouse, horror and erotica films in North America, specializing in the works of directors such as Walerian Borowczyk, Tinto Brass, Fernando Arrabal, Radley Metzger, Jörg Buttgereit, Agusti Villaronga, Pim de la Parra \u0026amp; Wim Verstappen. As of recently Cult Epics has started publishing illustrated hardcover books including \u003ci\u003eCult Epics: Comprehensive Guide to Cult Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWomen of the Sun: Bunny Yeager in Mexico\u003c\/i\u003e, among others.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichey, Jeremy:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eJeremy R. Richey\u003c\/b\u003e is a film and music historian and writer originally from Kentucky. The creator of the long-running blogs \u003ci\u003eMoon in the Gutter\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFascination: The Jean Rollin Experience\u003c\/i\u003e, Richey was also the publisher of the print-only journals \u003ci\u003eArt Decades\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSoledad\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has appeared in a variety of books and magazines as well as on various home video supplements, including audio commentaries for Cult epics releases \u003ci\u003eMadame Claude\u003c\/i\u003e and the upcoming \u003ci\u003eJulia and Mysteries\u003c\/i\u003e. Richey currently resides in Bremerton, WA with his beloved dog Ziggy.","brand":"Cult Epics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50483096617234,"sku":"9780999862759","price":57.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d97360e0-7504-4f7d-9380-cd859b7a20b0.jpg?v=1730357331","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/sylvia-kristel-from-emmanuelle-to-chabrol-9780999862759","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}