first and let get the hoopla out of the way . hedy lamarr be regard a one of the most beautiful of woman and the movie be a perfect medium for the many to see her beauty on screen . here we have hedy a a young fresh face 20 year old speaking in her native austrian . i recently buy a 1990 uncensored version of this 1932/3 classic . yes we see a brief close up of hedy bare from the waist up but although she film the swimming and runaway horse scene naked and the director gustav machaty use the cover of branch and reflection in puddle and medium and long shot to show her thus in this famous scene while so do not go imagine there be any lascivious close ups or clinch . her boyfriend and pierre nay keep his clothes on at all time . yes and fairly dare for it day but how innocous it look now through 2003 eye . a other learn review have state this film should be look at for the imagary and expressionism and and allegorical statement it make with picture of drop of water form a ripple on the surface of a pale of water and farm machinery and landscape etc . sweet sounding string run for most of extase length and the film have a feel of a transition between silent and sound in it direction and concept . the script be highly minimalist and economical the story be mainly impart through the medium of facial and bodily gesture with just a few word of german speak by the actor with english subtitle beneath . even these few word seem almost superflous in the general lyrical vein which run through the film . put very simply this be the story of a young girl who marry a much old man ( why we be never tell and what do eva see in him anyway . money . ) and who be then trap in an unconsumated and loveless marriage . she then return to her father have leave her husband and her father have to lie to his son in law . after a ride on her horse eva decide to take a swim in the buff and load up her clothes onto her horse saddle . however her horse get romantic notion itself and gallop off to greet it stablemate . hedy rush out of the lake naked and try to recover her mount but an engineer at work see and retrieve the horse then look around for it owner . and so the romance be bear . her husband see that his rival must win eva and later decides to shoot himself but i think this be rather illogical and it main weakness bearing in mind his previous loveless relationship with eva . despite be a 1990 reissue title on vhs and the sound be 70 year old and be a bit soft and with background crackle and in line with film of it age . after a period of mourn our handsome boyfriend obviously be so in love with eva he imagine her a a mother with an infant so we have to assume they live happily ever after . just let the imagary wash over you and disabuse your mind of the style of film even of late 1930 vintage . this be a lyrical piece that can be enyoyed for it own sake and not just for it eye catch title . i give it positive .