Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The film is said to be inspired by the character and world created by writer Emmanuelle Arsan — real name Marayat Rollet-Andriane.

Set in a luxury Hong Kong hotel, this clunky remake of a soft-core classic stars Noémie Merlant as a woman who learns that she likes to watch. Audiences probably won’t. Partway through “Emmanuelle,” ...