famous for introduce the world to hedy lamarr and full frontal nudity and but it oh so much more . in fact and this be one of the pinnacle of cinematic poetry and up there with some of the seminal work of 1930s art cinema and in the same prestigious group a under the roof of paris and tabu and olympia and and even latalante . it nearly a silent and rely mostly on it miraculous image and and also it fantastic and symphonic score by giuseppe becce . it a masterpiece of cinematography and music and yes and and also of edit and direction and writing and and act . a good 90 % of the film move along perfectly . machatý seem an expert at use motif . perhaps not as subtle a it could be and and perhaps a bit overused and but the appearance of object like insect and light and and horse carry the story forward beautifully . the small snatch of dialogue be and thankfully and unintrusive . they do not jar as much a one would imagine . the final bit be odd and to say the least . reminiscent of russian silents and we have a montage of worker . this barely make sense in the course of the narrative and but it so gorgeously do that i refuse to harp too much on that flaw . ecstasy be a film that be desperately in need of rediscovery . it belong amongst the best film ever make .