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With: Hedy Lamarr (a.k.a. Hedy Kiesler), Aribert Mog, Leopold Kramer
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Written by: Frantisek Horky, Jacques A. Koerpel, Gustav Machaty, Vitezslav Nezval
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Directed by: Gustav Machaty
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MPAA Rating: Unrated
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Running Time: 89
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Date: 01/20/1933
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In a Nude Mood
By Jeffrey M. Anderson Ecstasy was directed by Gustav Machaty in 1932 but wasn't released in the U.S. until 1940. It starred a young Hedy Lamarr (called Hedy Kiesler at the time) as a young woman who gets married and realizes on her wedding night that her husband is too orderly to indulge in messy sex. She runs away, meets a younger man and discovers passion for the first time. But of course her past catches up to her. Hedy has a pretty good nude scene, swimming in a lake and then chasing her runaway horse. It caused a huge stir at the time, and none other than Henry Miller wrote a rave review of the film. It's a little dull today but it's still interesting from a historical perspective, and the movie looks great on Image Entertainment's restored DVD ($24.99).
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