A Forbes reporter finds tapes of an interview with Hedy Lamarr which forms the backbone of this documentary of the Hollywood legend. She is an Austrian teen who caused a scandal with her nudity in Ecstasy. At 19, she marries a munition tycoon allied with the Nazis. Being a Jew in an edgy movie, her film gets banned by the Nazis. With a jealous, controlling husband, she escapes to the west where she becomes a Hollywood star but beyond the spotlight, she is an inventor in her own rights. She struggles in the studio system. In the end, she lived her own life despite the obstacles. This is a fascinating life of a woman who is more than her beauty. She used it but also is trapped by it. By the end, she trapped herself but she leaves behind a lasting legacy beyond her movies.
Review of Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
