Blue Belle
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| Directed by | Massimo Dallamano |
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| Produced by | Harry Alan Towers |
| Starring | Annie Belle Felicity Devonshire Ciro Ippolito Charles Fawcett |
| Cinematography | Franco Delli Colli |
| Edited by | Nicholas Wentworth |
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| Distributed by | P.I.C. Produzione Intercontinentali Cinematografiche |
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| Countries | United Kingdom Italy |
| Language | English |
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. 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."