John Bates in the movies Psycho II and Psycho III Sam Bates in the Bates Motel Tv collection. This 1974 French drama was basically the initial in a series of softcore porn movies all centered on the erotic novel Emmanuelle, which was revealed in 1967. The plot follows a young female named Emmanuelle who life with her more mature spouse in Bangkok, in which he is serving as a French diplomat in the nation.