In the last few weeks, I’ve been writing quite a bit about the revaluation of Sylvia Kristel’s career and in late September one of my favorite New York theaters — the Metrograph is running a retrospective on the actor’s career including of course Emmanuelle, but also Mata Hari, Mysteries, the French surreal masterwork Playing with Fire, Pastorale and one of my personal favorites, the super charming Naked Over The Fence (I reviewed here). Details on the series which will begin September 23rd are still being finalized, but I have it on good authority that author Jeremy Richey will also be on hand to intro select screenings and do a signing of his excellent tome on the actor Sylvia Kristel: From Emmanuelle to Chabrol (which I reviewed here).
MATA HARI
Friday, September 23rd @3:50PM
Saturday, September 24th @3:45PM
EMMANUELLE
Friday, September 23rd @9PM
Sunday, September 25th @9:30PM
JULIA
Sunday, September 25th @4:30PM
Friday, September 30th @9:30PM
PLAYING WITH FIRE
Sunday, September 25th @6:45PM
Sunday, October 2nd @4:15PM
PASTORALE 1943
Friday, September 30th @6:45PM
Saturday, October 1st @3:50PM
NAKED OVER THE FENCE
Friday, September 30th @11:30PM
Saturday, October 1st @11:40PM
MYSTERIES
Saturday, October 1st @6:30PM
Sunday, October 2nd @6:45PM
Check out the Metrograph site for more info here.
Official announcement below:
METROGRAPH IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE FILMS OF SYLVIA KRISTEL, STARTING SEPTEMBER 23.
Born in the Netherlands in 1952, Sylvia Maria Kristel will forever be linked to the character that she made a household name: Emmanuelle, the sexually adventurous heroine of Just Jaeckin’s eponymous 1974 softcore adaptation of the erotica classic. Kristel would go on to play Emmanuelle in six more features, the last released in 1993, but there’s more to Kristel than just Emmanuelle, as this series, corresponding to the publication of Cult Epics’ gorgeous new volume Sylvia Kristel: From Emmanuelle to Chabrol, decisively proves. A striking beauty radiant with sensuality, as well as an uncompromising artist projecting a touching vulnerability, Kristel was sought after by top international directors including Claude Chabrol, Alain Robbe-Grillet, and Curtis Harrington, building a uniquely seductive filmography — in spite of an often troubled personal life — up until her untimely death in 2012. She’s not just Emmanuelle and she’s not just a sex symbol: she’s the one and only Sylvia Kristel.
Series Includes:
Emmanuelle, Mata Hari, Mysteries, Playing with Fire, Pastorale, Naked Over The Fence
