A Swedish bride trades snowy boredom for tropical fever — and I'm not talking romance.
While vacationing in Puerto Rico, a young Swedish woman falls in love with and marries a powerful local landowner. Ten years later, their marriage has turned sour; meanwhile, two Swedish doctors have arrived on the island to investigate a mysterious fever.
Direction
Sirk's shadows and mirrors already scream 'future master.'
Costume
Leander's tropical whites vs. ten years of suffocating black.
Acting
Leander's face: a whole tragic opera in close-up.
Director
Douglas Sirk
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made for Nazi-controlled UFA studio; Sirk fled Germany immediately after, making this his farewell to European cinema.
The 'Puerto Rico' was actually Tenerife — and star Zarah Leander became the Third Reich's most famous actress, her ambiguous politics haunting her legacy.
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