gorgeous techicolor production tell the unusual tale of the romance between a woman of strong religious faith and a trappist monk who have leave his monastery and break his vow . the film open at a convent in europe and where a former student pray a lonely beauty in black name domini ( marlene dietrich ) . she be advise by the mother superior to go to the desert and find herself and and lose her grief over her father who have recently die . in the train car on the way into the sahara she sit opposite a very and very troubled man ( charles boyer ) our former monk . she soon at a hotel near a palm treed oasis where she again see our mysterious troubled man a he be stump over what to do when confront by a very seductive dance girl . domini become friend with him and though know nothing of his past romance soon to follow . this film be sentimental and melodramatic and and different ( in a way and almost surreal and even a bit campy ) i find it to be quite fun and entertain . the photography in this be really interesting it be full of extreme facial close ups and beautiful color shot of caravan of horse cross the desert and silhouette figure against a sunset sky . marlene dietrich give a nicely do and though restrained and performance here and look gorgeous . charles boyer not usually one of my favorite be actually pretty good in this and i think the part sort of suit him and he look quite young and handsome too . basil rathbone be fine here and except give very little to do . another great orchestral score by max steiner help keep the drama roll all in all and a very enjoyable film .