{"id":10418,"date":"2010-01-20T15:51:12","date_gmt":"2010-01-20T22:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=10418"},"modified":"2020-11-24T19:58:36","modified_gmt":"2020-11-25T02:58:36","slug":"ecstasy-1933","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=10418","title":{"rendered":"Ecstasy (1933)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;My marriage was a mistake.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Ecstasy-Poster2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Ecstasy-Poster2-210x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-54569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Ecstasy-Poster2-210x300.png 210w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Ecstasy-Poster2-90x128.png 90w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Ecstasy-Poster2-189x270.png 189w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/Ecstasy-Poster2.png 573w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA sexually neglected newlywed (Hedy Lamarr) finds love and passion in the arms of a handsome young foreman (Aribert Mog).\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Eastern European Films<\/li>\n<li>Hedy Lamarr Films<\/li>\n<li>Marital Problems<\/li>\n<li>Sexual Liberation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nAs Peary notes, this &#8220;once banned picture&#8221; &#8212; refused importation into the United States until 1940, and publicly denounced by Pope Pius XII &#8212; is a &#8220;surprisingly impressive work considering that its reputation is based solely on its trouble with censors and [19-year-old Hedy] Lamarr&#8217;s nudity.&#8221; While its controversial scenes &#8212; naked Lamarr swimming and dashing through the forest after her runaway horse; a close-up of Lamarr&#8217;s face in &#8220;ecstasy&#8221; with her handsome new lover &#8212; are indeed somewhat &#8220;startling&#8221; for a film made in the early 1930s, Peary accurately notes that the film remains &#8220;an extremely bold, erotic exploration of a woman&#8217;s need for sexual fufillment&#8221;. Shot much like a silent picture (with limited dialogue), <em>Ecstasy<\/em> is a visual treat throughout, with effectively dreamy cinematography and many memorable images (see stills below). Unfortunately, the final half hour of the film &#8212; in which director Gustav Machaty has Lamarr pay for the sin of &#8220;yielding to her sexual desire and seeking out a man for sex&#8221; &#8212; starts to drag, and an ending montage sequence of industrious workers (which seems to belong to another Soviet-era propaganda movie entirely) is a truly &#8220;bizarre&#8221; capstone to what&#8217;s come before. Despite its disappointing ending, however, <em>Ecstasy<\/em> remains worthy viewing, not just for its controversy (which makes it an automatic must for all film fanatics) but for its sensuous depiction of young lovers finding short-lived happiness in each others&#8217; arms.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An effective tale of sensual awakening<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/ecstasy-embrace.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/ecstasy-embrace.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10421\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Striking cinematography and creative direction<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/ecstasy-shadow-image.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/ecstasy-shadow-image.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10422\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/ecstasy-shadow-shot.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/ecstasy-shadow-shot.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10423\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/ecstasy-direction.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/ecstasy-direction.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10424\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as a controversial film with cinematic significance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?page_id=1784#controversial\">Controversial Film<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0022867\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/movies.nytimes.com\/movie\/review?_r=1&#038;res=9D07E0D81F3CE73ABC4D51DFB467838B659EDE\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/cgi-bin\/article.cgi?f=\/c\/a\/2002\/08\/11\/PK16922.DTL\">SF Gate Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s491ecstasy.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/73891\/ecstasy#articles-reviews?articleId=84042\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeout.com\/film\/reviews\/64129\/extase.html\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;My marriage was a mistake.&#8221; Synopsis: A sexually neglected newlywed (Hedy Lamarr) finds love and passion in the arms of a handsome young foreman (Aribert Mog). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Eastern European Films Hedy Lamarr Films Marital Problems Sexual Liberation Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: As Peary notes, this &#8220;once banned picture&#8221; &#8212; refused importation into the United States until 1940, and publicly denounced by Pope Pius XII &#8212; is a &#8220;surprisingly impressive work considering that its reputation is based&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=10418\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10418","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10418","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10418"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10418\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54571,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10418\/revisions\/54571"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10418"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10418"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10418"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}