Ladies of the Court Bathing (1904)

• 58%
• 1904

Against a backdrop of administrative regulations, women of all classes have always struggled to achieve an unsegregated access to swimming pools or public beaches, from the dawn of the nineteenth century until the first half of our century. In this lively and appetising short film, the viewer peeps through an invisible keyhole at the leisure activities of a carefree group of noblewomen who enjoy the water, as well as a hearty slice of emancipation. Unlike the tantalising portrayal of the beauty standards of the time in "Après le bal (1897)", the nudity here is unsimulated, depicting discreet instances of ample bosoms, as well as a fleeting glance at the Ladies' Rubenesque figures through their diaphanous underwear.