Le Coucher de la Mariée
| Le coucher de la mariée | |
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| Directed by | Léar (Albert Kirchner) |
| Produced by | Eugène Pirou |
| Starring | Louise Willy |
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Running time | 7 minutes (only 3 minutes survive) |
| Country | France |
| Language | Silent |
Le Coucher de la Mariée (Bedtime for the Bride or The Bridegroom's Dilemma) is a French erotic short film considered to be one of the first erotic films ever made. The film was first screened in Paris in November 1896, within a year of the first public screening of a projected motion picture. The film was produced by Eugène Pirou and directed by Albert Kirchner (under the pseudonym "Léar"). It features a risqué (for the time) striptease, but does not end in nudity.