The unlikely premise of this black Emanuelle entry is that our tawny heroine needs to join a convent in order to "realise" that celibacy is not for her. The set-up has Emanuelle a nun who is sent (with a older sister) to collect rebellious teenager Monica and bring her back to the convent which operates as a home for wayward girls. Emanuelle, a supposedly reformed sexaholic, sees the girl sharing a rather Sapphic kiss with her nubile young mother-in-law, then a plot ensues which has the girl wreaking mischief and encourages sexual mania at the convent.Thrown into the blender, we get incontinence, violent criminals, teenage lesbianism, rough fabric bloomers and a haughty Mother Superior. The film does have a fairly linear plot, with the teenage temptress wearing down Emanuelle's vow of chastity; Emanuelle finally throws off her habit and leaps into the arms of the criminal, turning into a vengeful fury to threatens to burn out the nymphet teenager's bush! But then it is revealed that the entire film is a dream that Emanuelle has on the train on the way to the convent with Monica, and that dream has told her that the life of the cloisters is not for her, and heads back to her more usual life of vice.The dream scenario is nicely developed, with Monica operating as a kind of erotic anima in Emanuelle's psyche, continually pushing her towards rejecting celibacy and embracing sexual liberation. The dynamic of the film is pretty simplistic, simply promiscuity (which is seen as pretty harmless) versus abstinence. None of the dark areas which D'Amato uncovered in his black Emanuelle films are explored, so the film feels a little less striking than them. It is, however, never less than immaculately made and is enlivened by a genuinely funny sense of cheeky, camp humour, which is often laugh-out-loud. Some of the minor characters, like the cystitis-suffering old nun and the crapulent, dumb gardener, are delightfully entertaining.The film is unusual as well in that it actually shows that Laura Gemser could act – she gives a nuanced and nicely drawn performance, constantly modulating her reactions to events, other characters and the temptations of the flesh. D'Amato deliberately kept his black Emanuelle affectless, the more to emphasise her compulsive, consumerist behaviour; it's nice that this film exists to show that Gemser could work with a wider range if the script or director required it.

Sister Emanuelle (1977) follows the exploits of Emanuelle as she tries to find God and cleanse herself of sin by being a nun in a convent. Her devotion to God and not her old hedonistic lifestyle is challenged by a wild new convert. Can Emauelle resist temptation and cling to her new found love of religion or will the wild and carefree Emauelle reemerge and embrace her old lifestyle?I was disappointed by this movie. It's okay but I was expecting a whole lot more because it's Emanuelle mixed in with nunsploitation. This could have been an instant classic, but it fails on some levels but not all. A must for die hard Emanuelle fans.

There is a lot of variety in the Emanuelle series, and as such; a lot of strange and rather silly ideas; but having Laura Gemser dressed up as a nun and living in a convent is surely one of the silliest! I'd even go as far as to say that this plot could be considered blasphemous! Clearly, this film is just an attempt by director Giuseppe Vari to cash in on both the Emanuelle series and the nunsploitation wave in one fell swoop, and as is the case with a lot of the Emanuelle flicks; the only thing that really ties this film to the rest of the series is the lovely leading lady, Laura Gemser. Apparently, Emanuelle has decided to renounce her shady past and has taken up residency inside a convent. She is given the task of looking after the young and beautiful Monica; a girl who was dropped off at the convent by her wealthy father. However, it's not long before the young girl's outlook on life begins to rub off on the previously promiscuous "nun" and Emanuelle begins to question whether or not being a woman of God is actually a suitable career path...In the context of the rest of the series, and considering that there is no explanation for Emanuelle's sudden change of attitude, it has to be said that the plot line featured in this film is absurdly ridiculous. However, the film clearly isn't meant to be looked at that way and as a stand alone nunsploitation flick; Sister Emanuelle is excellent, and by far my favourite of the ten or so Emanuelle flicks that I've seen. The film does represent a real change of pace for the series as for most of the film; Emanuelle is retracted to a nun's habit and doesn't feature in as many sex scenes as we're used to. That isn't a big problem, however, as this time Laura Gemser is joined by the beautiful Swiss actress Mónica Zanchi, who pretty much takes up the lead role. Unlike most Emanuelle films also, this one actually has a couple of themes going on; namely, the corruption of innocence, and judging by the ambiguous ending, there also seems to be something in there about how a person like Emanuelle is not going to be able to abandon what it is she stands for. Overall, this is a very good little film and comes highly recommended to both Emanuelle fans and exploitation fans in general!

Everyone's favorite nymphet has renounced her deviant sexual past and has become a nun. Emanuelle travels to Venice to meet with a wealthy Baron. The Baron has become enraged with his daughter (Monika) who was caught having an affair with her stepmother. He asks Emanuelle to bring his perverse teenage daughter back to her convent. Doesn't this already sound like the greatest film ever made? It's definitely one of the best Emanuelle films ever made. What a perfect place for the Emanuelle character to end up in - a convent. And what a great direction for this series to take - Emanuelle turns to God. But Emanuelle isn't sure if she wants God in her heart; Emanuelle becomes seduced by the teenage girl. On top of all this sexual tension, Emanuelle and Monika take in an escaped murderer; they both fall in love with him and hide him out inside the convent. This also has to be one of the funniest Emanuelle films in the series. For example: one of the nuns in the convent has a bladder problem. One-night Emanuelle showers and runs threw the halls of the convent; however when Sister Superior finds water all over the floors she blames the sister with the bladder problem – ha ha! On a final note: Laura Gemser is as beautiful as ever. Gemser is to the Emanuelle series what Sean Connery is to the James Bond series – "simply the best!"