Visually interesting movie, with visions of modern costumes that must have inspired Piero Gherardi. Acting is good, dvd quality good, Roth is very bubbly in her role. The plot does not make much sense in the 21st century, but it is significant for 1930: empowerment of women and value of eroticism. A philandering husband who hints at the value of passion in marriage and the damage it causes when it flickers and dies, the undercurrent is sexual and well expressed in the technical and morality limits of the Era. It also shows how a rather plain wife could turn into a vamp with the appropriate costumes, script and make-up, hinting at the extreme power of photo plays to create images of personality that trascend the actress. Overall a fair movie by Cecil De Mille: recommended.
Review of Madam Satan
