Eva has just gotten married to an older gentleman, but discovers that he is obsessed with order in his life and doesn't have much room for passion. She becomes despondent and leaves him, returning to her father's house. One day while bathing in the lake, she meets a young man and they fall in love. The husband has become grief stricken at the loss of his young bride, and fate brings him together with the young lover that has taken Eva from him.
Cinematography
Those sweeping nature shots framing naked humanity.
Acting
Lamarr's face doing what dialogue never could.
Score
Music that orgasms before the characters do.
Director
Gustav Machatý
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Pope Pius XI denounced it. Hitler banned it. Hedy Lamarr's husband reportedly spent $300,000 trying to buy and destroy every print.
Lamarr's simulated orgasm face in the close-up was reportedly achieved when the director pricked her with a safety pin. Method acting, 1933 style.
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