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| Directed by | Massimo Dallamano |
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| Produced by | Harry Alan Towers[2] |
| Starring | Annie Belle Felicity Devonshire Ciro Ippolito Charles Fawcett |
| Cinematography | Franco Delli Colli[1] |
| Edited by | Nicholas Wentworth |
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| Distributed by | P.I.C. Produzione Intercontinentali Cinematografiche[1] |
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| Countries | United Kingdom Italy[2] |
| Language | English |
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Blue Belle (also known as Annie, Teenage Emanuelle, The End of Innocence and La fine dell'innocenza) is a 1976 drama film directed by Massimo Dallamano and starring Annie Belle, Felicity Devonshire, and Maria Rohm.[3][2] It was written by Dallamano and Marcello Coscia.
Premise
Annie, the mistress of a middle-aged financier, accompanies him on a trip to Hong Kong. When his business interests collapse Annie ends up destitute. She is befriended by a group of socialites and begins her rite of passage in their world.
Cast
- Annie Belle as Annie
- Felicity Devonshire as Linda
- Ciro Ippolito as Angelo
- Charles Fawcett as Michael
- Al Cliver as Philip
- Maria Rohm as Susan
- Linda Ho as Genevieve
- Yao Lin Chen as Chen
- Rik Battaglia as Superintendent
- Ines Pellegrini as Sarah
- Linda Slade as Caroline
- Tim Street as Harry
- Ted Thomas as George
- Patrizia Banti as Su
Reception
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Blue Belle slides comfortably into the apparently still chic hand-me-downs of big sisters Emmanuelle, Black Emanuelle and Vanessa, while conducting her own search for truth, sexual fulfilment and box-office receipts in the ever-dependable Orient. Massimo Dallamano (alias Jack Dalmas when he photographed Leone's Fistful of Dollars and For a Few Dollars More) directs in the current soft-core format: a combination of over-upholstered emptiness and frosty sincerity that effectively reduces characters, locations and story to the level of scenery. Actress Annie Belle re-enacts some of her 'real-life adventures' well enough, but Ines Pellegrini's mysterious features (she played Zumurrud in Pasolini's Arabian Nights) lend this voyage its only real spirituality."[4]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Blue Belle [La fine dell'innocenza] (1976)". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ a b c "Blue Belle". BFI Film & Television Database. Archived from the original on 8 February 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ "Blue Belle". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ "Blue Belle". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 44 (516): 39. 1 January 1977. ProQuest 1305832687.
External links
- Blue Belle at IMDb
