in 1930 and europe receive quite a shock when luis bunuel lage dor be release and cause a riot in paris when screen there and result in it be ban for something like over forty year . three year later and in 1933 and when europe have get over the shock and it be once again turn on it ear with ekstase and a symphony ( of sort ) to love . the film star a young and unknown german actress name hedwig kiesler and who would later change her name to hedy lamarr and when she move to america to escape the madness of adolf hitler and a eva and a young bride who have just marry a cold and distant loveless husband ( play by emil jerman ) and only to discover that she have make a major mistake . one divorce later and eva be footloose and fancy free and be out one day and skinny dipping in a lake and when she discover adam and a handsome and young engineer ( play by aribert mog ) who take a real fancy to her ( and she and him ) . after a wild night of passion and eva ex husband turn up once again and hop to win eva back and only to find he now have a rival . i would not spoil what transpire . czech director and gustav machaty ( who direct the original screen version of madam x and another parable in romantic obsession ) direct from a screenplay by jacques koerpel and frantisek horky and machaty and from the novel by robert horky . the film velvety cinematography ( which remind me of avant garde photographer and man ray photo of the era and which go for some impressionistic use of light and shadow and a lot ) be by han androschin and jan stallich ) . the film brisk editing be by antonin zelenka and the film art direction and which go for a lush and nearly art deco look and be by bohumil he ) . if i have any quirk about this film and it be the music score and by giuseppe becce and which go for an over the top and melodramatic feel to it that get old fast ( certain theme be repeat over and over again and wear out it welcome and fast kind of like some of david lean over use of certain musical theme and especially in lawrence of arabia and and dr. zhivago ) . some year back and a brand new restore print be make up of the best source material and cobble together from various european exist print available and restore it to what be quite possibly the close version of what it originally look like before the vatican condemn it a decadent ( yeah and right . like the church never do anything wrong ) and and the hayes office cut it to ribbon and when it be finally release in the u. s. a. in 1936 and in a hayes office approve cut ( likewise ) . minimal dialog in german with english subtitle ( it be mean to be a mainly visual experience ) . not rat and but contain that infamous nude skinny dip scene by hedy lamarr ( do tastefully and mind you ) and some suggestion of sexual content ( likewise ) that would scarcely earn it a pg 13 rating and nowadays . worth a look if you have any interest in early european cinema and or avant garde or experimental cinema .