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Après le bal (1897)

Après le bal poster
Original title
Après le Bal
Directed by
Georges Méliès
Genre
silent film
Country
France
Runtime
1 min
Rating
5.1 of 10 from 86 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman is helped out of her ball gown by a maid. The film shows a moment of undressing in a single shot.

shortarchaicsimplestaticobservationalmuteearly cinemachaste

What happens

After the Ball (French: Après le bal) is an 1897 French short silent film made by Georges Méliès. It was sold by Méliès's Star Film Company and numbered 128 in its catalogues. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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