Thirty years ago Sylvia Kristel became worldfamous with Emmanuelle This erotic film was the starting point of a curious career during which Sylvia acted in more than 50 international film productions including a shortlived career in Hollywood A turbulent life followed in which alcohol and drug addictions formed a recurring theme Penniless she now lives in a small tworoom apartment in Amsterdam Last year La Kristel took control of her life her autobiography Nue was published in France and has already been sold to several countries