Cinephiles know Georges Méliès as a pioneer of early cinema, whose ingenious special effects, technical developments, and photography advanced film as we know it. He’s best know for his surreal, sci-fi-esque tales A Trip to the Moon and The Impossible Voyage, but Open Culture has taught us that Méliès also created one of the first “adult” films (circa 1897), After the Ball. Méliès’ wife, silent film starlet Jeanne d'Alcy, starred in the movie —which features a woman stripped down to a body stocking being bathed by her maid. Oh, and that water you see? It’s actually coal dust — probably used for modesty’s sake. The short is YouTube-friendly in 2013, but it was racy for the time period...
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- 11/5/2013
- by Alison Nastasi
- Movies.com
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