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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | A Victorian Lady in her Boudoir |
| Date | 1896 |
| Document Type | Film |
| Library/Archive | BFI National Archive |
| Collection | Victorian Compilation |
| Notes | 35mm, black and white, silent, 68 feet. |
| Topics | film, silent, |
| Director | Esmé Collings |
| Duration | 00:01:15 |
| Genre | actuality |
| Description | A woman enters a set representing a boudoir and commences to disrobe, removing her hat, cape, belt, skirt, petticoat and corsets, finally reclining in a wicker chair in her chemise and picking up a book. This is a very early example of risqué Victorian film-making (also known under the more prosaic title Woman Undressing). Note: Previously attributed to Skladanowsky. However, the perforations of the original negative correspond to those made by Collings' own perforator. |
| Copyright | BFI National Archive |