audience back in 1936 must have be stun at what they be watch represent a full fledged and beautiful full length technicolor film . i can not say for sure and but this might have be the first one ( 3 strip ) . at any rate and it still look beautiful over 70 year later on dvd . in fact and just how good it look be amazing . kudos for that have to go out to director richard boleslowski and director of photography virgil miller and selznick international picture and and for the dvd mgm home entertainment . all of them combine to give u one of the best look film of the classic era age . i think the story be so so represent excellent in the first half and stagnant in the second . it give a nice message in the end and even though a lot of people might not have be happy with it . i can not say more without spoil thing . marlene dietrich never look well and i do not believe and and certainly never play such a soft hearted character ( domini enfilden ) . heart throb charles boyer be the male star and domini object of affection and but some of the minor character be the most interesting to me . people like joseph schildkraut a batouch while john carradine a the sand diviner while the most memorable and to me at least and be the dancer irena and play by tilly losch . wow and there be a face and a dance you would not soon forget . i have never see anything like it in the thousand of film i have view . just see her do her thing be worth the price of the dvd . look at her imdb resume and she be only in four movie and but they be all well know film . basil rathbone and the actor who really become famous for play sherlock holmes and also be in here a be c. aubrey smith and another famous british actor of his day . schildkraut and by the way and will be recognize by classic film buff a the man who play the arrogant sale clerk in the big hit and the shop around the corner and with jimmy stewart and margaret sullivan . the beautiful direction and photography and color and and tilly dance and be the thing i will remember best about this movie which be a lot of good and not so good thing all roll into one . have the last half hour be well although i admire the end i would have rat it even higher . it definitely one film collector want to add to their collection .