Newly married, young, beautiful and naïve, Emmanuelle travels to Bangkok to join her older diplomat husband. On the plane, which takes off from Paris, she gets a taste of the erotic joys waiting for her in Asia. In Bangkok, the capital of the senses, with the encouragement of her husband, Emmanuelle abandons sentimental love to find fulfilment in her pleasures, first with young girl Marie-Ange, then with new lover Mario. Emmanuelle revels in this new-found pleasure so much so that excess becomes the word of the hour, especially when Jean goes away on a business trip and leaves Emmanuelle alone in the hands of Mario.

Adapted from Emmanuelle Arsan's famous novel, sensitively directed by Just Jaeckin ("The Story Of O"), and lushly photographed on location in Thailand, "Emmanuelle" is an erotic tale for men and women alike to enjoy.