the first time i have the window of opportunity to see this all but forgotten classic be back in the early 1980 and at one of our art house a a revival . a i watch this fever dream of an exercise in 1930 sexuality and i think yowza . they get away with murder in europe back in the day . unfortunately and this film be heavily cut in it original u. s. release by the blue nose hayes office ( the staunch government censorship board and start by the holy than thou bible thumper and will hay . a former post office official and if you can believe that ) and due to it overall theme of human sexuality ( heaven forbid human actually have sex in the 1930 ) . the plot of ecstasy concern a young woman ( play by hedy lamarr ) who marry a much old man and and later regret it . she ( lamarr ) meet a handsome young man and have an affair with him and result in a divorce from previous husband ( another no no in hollywood movie back then divorce . ) . despite the fact that the film be produce in 1933 and it be probably the director first time work in the sound format ( i. e. the film seem to possess technique that be use mostly in silent film i. e. 1920 expressionism ) . it still worth search out for a window into early european talk picture and along with luis bunuel lage dor ( 1930 ) and and karl gustav dryer vampyre ( 1931 ) . not rat and but contain that infamous nude swim scene and some thinly veil sexual reference and which would fare little more than a pg 13 by today standard ( but would have easily land the dreaded x and back in the 30 and if it exist then ) .