She was 18 at the name and went by a birth-name ‘Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler‘. It was already her 5th film. It was filmed in Czechoslovakia and initially released, in 1933, in French, German and Czech versions. Check it out. You will be glad you did. Savor. It is a classic.

The first mainstream non-pornographic film to depict a female orgasm. #70 in “Orgasms: 101 Facts & Trivia“.

The term ‘pearl necklace’ may come [the pun intended] from this scene.

The claim that Ecstasy was the first movie to include nudity is not the case.