the scintillate elizabeth taylor star in this less known classic a a young girl from london who fall in love with a tea plantation owner from british ceylon ( current day sri lanka ) . upon arrival she instantly feel out of place and be force to adapt to the new culture as well a be in constant awareness of the angry elephant herd . william dieterle and who also direct the life of emile zola and portrait of jennie and do a masterful job of bring a somewhat dark and and almost eerie and undertone to this romance and the setting be one of the most beautiful i have see with the black and white theme mansion and the gorgeous island scenery .