Alain Siritzky was a French-American film producer and film distributor in softcore pornography, foremost known as the owner of the Emmanuelle franchise from the 1980s to 2010s.
Alain Siritzky | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1942 |
| Died | October 11, 2014 (aged 71–72) |
| Occupation(s) | Film producer, film distributor |
Early life
editSiritzky was born in New York City in 1942 where his French Jewish family, a dynasty of film producers in France, took refuge during World War II.[1] His family moved to Paris when he was a youngster.[2]
Emmanuelle
editSiritzky's career took a turn after the first Emmanuelle film produced by Yves Rousset-Rouard was released in 1974. He proceeded to become a co-producer in Emmanuelle 2 with his company ASP (Alain Siritzky Productions). After Rousset-Rouard ended the series with Goodbye Emmanuelle in 1977, Siritzky acquired all filming rights to the character. The first Emmanuelle release by ASP to resurrect the character was Emmanuelle 4 in 1984, which was followed by more than 80 Emmanuelle sequels for film, television and video. Krista Allen, Holly Sampson, and Allie Haze were among the actresses who played the title character.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ « Emmanuelle » a perdu son producteur, Le Monde, 15 October 2014
- ^ a b Alain Siritzky, Producer of the 'Emmanuelle' Films, Dies at 72, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 October 2014
- ^ Alain Siritzky : Mort du producteur des films érotiques Emmanuelle, PurePeople, 15 October 2014