This is pretty funny. It's very short -- hardly more than a minute -- but entertaining in its own self-conscious way. A middle-aged woman shaped like a bottle of chianti walks into a room and, with the help of a maid, removes all of her clothes and takes a bath in what looks like black sand. The set is a clumsily painted attempt at nouveau art.
The woman never turns towards the camera after doffing her many garments but there's an untempting look at her naked behind, resembling a matched set of butcher block tables, before the maid drapes her in a large towel. Before they leave, the maid turns to look at the camera and giggles. Good old Méliès. Leave it to him to do something so silly that you get a kick out of watching it.
The woman never turns towards the camera after doffing her many garments but there's an untempting look at her naked behind, resembling a matched set of butcher block tables, before the maid drapes her in a large towel. Before they leave, the maid turns to look at the camera and giggles. Good old Méliès. Leave it to him to do something so silly that you get a kick out of watching it.