Ekstase (1933) DVD

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Ekstase (1933)

Director:

Gustav Machatý

Writers:

Robert Horky (book), Frantisek Horký (screenplay)

Stars:

Hedy Lamarr, Aribert Mog, Zvonimir Rogoz

Czechoslovakian director Gutav Machaty's experimental romantic idyll, replete with soggy symbolism, was a cause celebre upon its release in 1932 due to a lyrical -- and nude-- midnight swim by a young Hedy Lamarr. Lamarrplays Eva, a child bride whose husband shows a singular lack of interest in physical intimacy on their wedding night. Frustrated and searching for a quick roll in the hay to alleviate her sexual tension, Eva offers herself to a roadway engineer. Taking off her clothes, she engages in a leisurely swim. But when a horse bolts with her duds, she gives chase, running smack into the engineer, who calmly hands her clothes to her. The two plan to run away together, but when her husband commits suicide in despair, she decides not to leave. Some time afterward, Eva is seen with a happy and contented look upon her face, the result of her secret liaison being the little baby in her arms.

Here is the link to the film at the Internet Movie database: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0022867/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2