This was something of a surprise - a piece of French pornography from way back in 1905. Porn is almost as old as the cinema and, like all genres, it has changed considerably since its early days. Porn, I suppose, is one of those that has deteriorated without a doubt. Now I don't hold myself out to be an expert on cinema porn but, like most males, I've seen the occasional porn flick. Today, they are apparently little more than a camera showing a couple engaging in sex without even a pretence of plot. Back when I was a youth the films had a story of sorts, but the quality of the films were inferior in all respects and quickly grew boring.
This little film is really quite charming. It shows a fetching young lady, surely no older than her early twenties, playing with her hair in a mirror. She stands in front of the camera - presumably she is supposed to be in her boudoir - with a garment of some description hung low on her hips. The topless young lady smiles sweetly at the camera for a moment before picking up a hand mirror and moving this way and that as she admires herself in the mirror. That's about it, really. It's quite a pleasant film that even most ladies today wouldn't find offensive, but one can imagine it being shown in the smoky confines of some stuffy room for the pleasure of a group of wealthy but ageing gentlemen back in 1905.