Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
It launched the iconic careers of director Just Jaeckin and star Sylvia Kristel, redefined cultural perceptions of ‘adult entertainment’ and transformed female sexuality on screen forever. Now “the seminal film of ‘70s erotic cinema” (DVD Talk) can be experienced in UHD for the first time in North America: Based on the bestselling memoir by Emmanuelle Arsan, a diplomat’s wife (Kristel) unlocks her deepest carnal desires in the bedrooms and back rooms of Bangkok. This 3-disc presentation includes the Original Theatrical Release and Director’s Cut – which removes the one sequence filmed without Jaeckin’s permission – both scanned in 4K from the original camera negative by StudioCanal and approved by camera operator Robert Fraisse, with 6+ hours of Special Features that include a revealing new featurette on Arsan, the U.S. Premiere of the 2000 documentary A HARD LOOK directed by Alex Cox (REPO MAN) and much more.
It launched the iconic careers of director Just Jaeckin and star Sylvia Kristel, redefined cultural perceptions of ‘adult entertainment’ and transformed female sexuality on screen forever. Now “the seminal film of ‘70s erotic cinema” (DVD Talk) can be experienced in UHD for the first time in North America: Based on the bestselling memoir by Emmanuelle Arsan, a diplomat’s wife (Kristel) unlocks her deepest carnal desires in the bedrooms and back rooms of Bangkok. This 3-disc presentation includes the Original Theatrical Release and Director’s Cut – which removes the one sequence filmed without Jaeckin’s permission – both scanned in 4K from the original camera negative by StudioCanal and approved by camera operator Robert Fraisse, with 6+ hours of Special Features that include a revealing new featurette on Arsan, the U.S. Premiere of the 2000 documentary A HARD LOOK directed by Alex Cox (REPO MAN) and much more.
