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Louis B. Mayer, the MGM magnate, used to refer to Hedy Lamarr as “the most beautiful girl this century”. Glamorous Hedy, became famous for the scandal she triggered in 1933 when she made the first nude scene in cinema in the film Ecstasy. After this, she had an extraordinary career with over 25 films in Hollywood. Hedwig Kiesler, Australian actress, that adopted the stage name of Hedy Lamarr, was the personification of a seductive woman, dark-haired, of the sinner type, imported from Europe with a place guaranteed on the exotic scenario of irresistible natives. Lamarr was born in Vienna, Austria on November 9, 1914 and died in 2000, in Florida, United States. She became a U.S. citizen in 1953 and was married six times and had three children. She appeared in films as a vehicle for dreams, desires, erotic projections invented by Hollywood. Even today, Lamarr is a brilliant example of the creation of a Hollywood image. As with other stars in the forties, Lamarr was totally absorbed by fabrication of dreams and publicity. The film shows a psychological picture of the star with statements by Mickey Rooney, Lupita Kohner, Kenneth Anger and many others of Lamarr`s friends. It also includes clips from Ecstasy, by Gustav Machaty, and Hedy, by Andy Warhol.