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A Trip to the Moon
History, Artemis, and Humanity’s Space Junk
There is something almost innocent, at first glance, about Georges Méliès’s A Trip to the Moon. The painted sets, the theatrical gestures, the famous image of the capsule lodged in the eye of the moon — all of it feels whimsical, handmade, full of wonder. It bears the marks of ingenuity in their freshest form. Cinema is still young. Imagination is learning what machinery can do. Human beings are discovering that they can build not only devices, but dreams.
And yet, to watch the film closely is to feel a disturbance beneath the delight.
The voyage is not simply a journey. It is an invasion. The moon is not approached with humility or reverence, but penetrated, subdued, and turned into a stage for conquest. The lunar beings are encountered not as neighbors in wonder but as hostile “natives,” there to be struck, shattered, and overcome. The travelers return not merely with experience, but with a captive and a triumphal procession. What looks at first like fantasy reveals itself as a little parable of empire.
That is why the film still matters. It is not only an early science-fiction spectacle. It is an early warning.
Read the full essay at PeaceGrooves.
#ATripToTheMoon #Artemis #colonialism #Conquest #culturalCritique #EarlyCinema #Empire #FearOfTheUnknown #FilmReflection #HonoringMystery #humanNature #Lament #Modernity #MoonRace #Moonfall #moralImagination #mystery #Otherness #propheticReflection #Racism #Reverence #scienceFiction #SpaceExploration #StarsAndEmpire #TechnologyAndEthics #Violence #Wonder -
A Trip to the Moon
History, Artemis, and Humanity’s Space Junk
There is something almost innocent, at first glance, about Georges Méliès’s A Trip to the Moon. The painted sets, the theatrical gestures, the famous image of the capsule lodged in the eye of the moon — all of it feels whimsical, handmade, full of wonder. It bears the marks of ingenuity in their freshest form. Cinema is still young. Imagination is learning what machinery can do. Human beings are discovering that they can build not only devices, but dreams.
And yet, to watch the film closely is to feel a disturbance beneath the delight.
The voyage is not simply a journey. It is an invasion. The moon is not approached with humility or reverence, but penetrated, subdued, and turned into a stage for conquest. The lunar beings are encountered not as neighbors in wonder but as hostile “natives,” there to be struck, shattered, and overcome. The travelers return not merely with experience, but with a captive and a triumphal procession. What looks at first like fantasy reveals itself as a little parable of empire.
That is why the film still matters. It is not only an early science-fiction spectacle. It is an early warning.
Read the full essay at PeaceGrooves.
#ATripToTheMoon #Artemis #colonialism #Conquest #culturalCritique #EarlyCinema #Empire #FearOfTheUnknown #FilmReflection #HonoringMystery #humanNature #Lament #Modernity #MoonRace #Moonfall #moralImagination #mystery #Otherness #propheticReflection #Racism #Reverence #scienceFiction #SpaceExploration #StarsAndEmpire #TechnologyAndEthics #Violence #Wonder -
BLACKMAIL IS SO DIFFICULT (1959)
Directed by Gerard Glaister
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#nsfwart #film #aivideo #aiart #movies #eroticart #aiimages #erotic #vintageporn #earlycinema #blackandwhite #vintage #aiporn #aipornart #toilet #vintagepornography
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BLACKMAIL IS SO DIFFICULT (1959)
Directed by Gerard Glaister
NSFW
#nsfwart #film #aivideo #aiart #movies #eroticart #aiimages #erotic #vintageporn #earlycinema #blackandwhite #vintage #aiporn #aipornart #toilet #vintagepornography
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BLACKMAIL IS SO DIFFICULT (1959)
Directed by Gerard Glaister
NSFW
#nsfwart #film #aivideo #aiart #movies #eroticart #aiimages #erotic #vintageporn #earlycinema #blackandwhite #vintage #aiporn #aipornart #toilet #vintagepornography
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Swedish silent film HAXAN (1922)
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#nsfw #cinema #film #silentfilm #silentcinema #earlycinema #earlyfilm #silent #vintagepornography #vintageporn #aifilm #aiart #eroticart #sweden #art #nsfwart #erotic #silentmovie #swedishfilm #aivideo #agegap #svensk #svenskfilm
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Swedish silent film HAXAN (1922)
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#nsfw #cinema #film #silentfilm #silentcinema #earlycinema #earlyfilm #silent #vintagepornography #vintageporn #aifilm #aiart #eroticart #sweden #art #nsfwart #erotic #silentmovie #swedishfilm #aivideo #agegap #svensk #svenskfilm
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Swedish silent film HAXAN (1922)
NSFW
#nsfw #cinema #film #silentfilm #silentcinema #earlycinema #earlyfilm #silent #vintagepornography #vintageporn #aifilm #aiart #eroticart #sweden #art #nsfwart #erotic #silentmovie #swedishfilm #aivideo #agegap #svensk #svenskfilm
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Passend dazu eröffnet am Freitag die von Gerlinde Waz gemeinsam mit Kristina Jaspers und Philipp Stiasny kuratierte Retrospektive "Filmpionierinnen!" im Zeughauskino in Berlin!
Die Retrospektive widmet sich dem Filmschaffen von Regisseurinnen in Deutschland von 1917 bis 1932 und bringt einige Werke erstmals wieder auf die Leinwand.
https://www.dhm.de/zeughauskino/filmreihe/filmpionierinnen/
📆 Freitag, 31.10.2025
⌚ 19 Uhr#WomenFilmPioneers #FeministFilmHistory #SilentFilm #EarlyCinema #FrauenUndFilm
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Passend dazu eröffnet am Freitag die von Gerlinde Waz gemeinsam mit Kristina Jaspers und Philipp Stiasny kuratierte Retrospektive "Filmpionierinnen!" im Zeughauskino in Berlin!
Die Retrospektive widmet sich dem Filmschaffen von Regisseurinnen in Deutschland von 1917 bis 1932 und bringt einige Werke erstmals wieder auf die Leinwand.
https://www.dhm.de/zeughauskino/filmreihe/filmpionierinnen/
📆 Freitag, 31.10.2025
⌚ 19 Uhr#WomenFilmPioneers #FeministFilmHistory #SilentFilm #EarlyCinema #FrauenUndFilm
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Passend dazu eröffnet am Freitag die von Gerlinde Waz gemeinsam mit Kristina Jaspers und Philipp Stiasny kuratierte Retrospektive "Filmpionierinnen!" im Zeughauskino in Berlin!
Die Retrospektive widmet sich dem Filmschaffen von Regisseurinnen in Deutschland von 1917 bis 1932 und bringt einige Werke erstmals wieder auf die Leinwand.
https://www.dhm.de/zeughauskino/filmreihe/filmpionierinnen/
📆 Freitag, 31.10.2025
⌚ 19 Uhr#WomenFilmPioneers #FeministFilmHistory #SilentFilm #EarlyCinema #FrauenUndFilm
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Passend dazu eröffnet am Freitag die von Gerlinde Waz gemeinsam mit Kristina Jaspers und Philipp Stiasny kuratierte Retrospektive "Filmpionierinnen!" im Zeughauskino in Berlin!
Die Retrospektive widmet sich dem Filmschaffen von Regisseurinnen in Deutschland von 1917 bis 1932 und bringt einige Werke erstmals wieder auf die Leinwand.
https://www.dhm.de/zeughauskino/filmreihe/filmpionierinnen/
📆 Freitag, 31.10.2025
⌚ 19 Uhr#WomenFilmPioneers #FeministFilmHistory #SilentFilm #EarlyCinema #FrauenUndFilm
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Mitte der 1990er führten Gerlinde Waz & Gabriele Hansch die bahnbrechende Studie “Filmpionierinnen in Deutschland” durch, in der sie die Rolle von Frauen in der Stummfilmzeit erforschten. Die Projektergebnisse konnten bis heute nicht veröffentlicht werden. Nur ein Teil wurde durch das Projekt f_films zugänglich gemacht. In diesem Interview reflektiert Gerlinde Waz über ihren Forschungsprozess.
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17234510
#DigitalFilmHistory #FeministFilmHistory #EarlyCinema #DH #WomenFilmPioneers
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Mitte der 1990er führten Gerlinde Waz & Gabriele Hansch die bahnbrechende Studie “Filmpionierinnen in Deutschland” durch, in der sie die Rolle von Frauen in der Stummfilmzeit erforschten. Die Projektergebnisse konnten bis heute nicht veröffentlicht werden. Nur ein Teil wurde durch das Projekt f_films zugänglich gemacht. In diesem Interview reflektiert Gerlinde Waz über ihren Forschungsprozess.
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17234510
#DigitalFilmHistory #FeministFilmHistory #EarlyCinema #DH #WomenFilmPioneers
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Von 1988-94 führten Gerlinde Waz & Gabriele Hansch die bahnbrechende Studie “Filmpionierinnen in Deutschland” durch, in der sie die Rolle von Frauen in der Stummfilmzeit erforschten. Die Projektergebnisse konnten bis heute nicht veröffentlicht werden. Nur ein Teil wurde durch das Projekt f_films zugänglich gemacht. In diesem Interview reflektiert Gerlinde Waz über ihren Forschungsprozess.
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17234510
#DigitalFilmHistory #FeministFilmHistory #EarlyCinema #DH #WomenFilmPioneers
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Von 1988-94 führten Gerlinde Waz & Gabriele Hansch die bahnbrechende Studie “Filmpionierinnen in Deutschland” durch, in der sie die Rolle von Frauen in der Stummfilmzeit erforschten. Die Projektergebnisse konnten bis heute nicht veröffentlicht werden. Nur ein Teil wurde durch das Projekt f_films zugänglich gemacht. In diesem Interview reflektiert Gerlinde Waz über ihren Forschungsprozess.
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17234510
#DigitalFilmHistory #FeministFilmHistory #EarlyCinema #DH #WomenFilmPioneers
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In the early 2000s, Kerstin Herlt managed the pioneering f_films project, which aimed to document the contributions of female filmmakers to European cinema. In this interview, she recalls the project's history. While some of the results were later added to the DFF database, others are only accessible via the project website, which is no longer updated and therefore somewhat hidden.
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17234382
#DigitalFilmHistory #FeministFilmHistory #DH #DFF #EarlyCinema #Metadata #FilmHistory
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In the early 2000s, Kerstin Herlt managed the pioneering f_films project, which aimed to document the contributions of female filmmakers to European cinema. In this interview, she recalls the project's history. While some of the results were later added to the DFF database, others are only accessible via the project website, which is no longer updated and therefore somewhat hidden.
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17234382
#DigitalFilmHistory #FeministFilmHistory #DH #DFF #EarlyCinema #Metadata #FilmHistory
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In the early 2000s, Kerstin Herlt managed the pioneering f_films project, which aimed to document the contributions of female filmmakers to European cinema. In this interview, she recalls the project's history. While some of the results were later added to the DFF database, others are only accessible via the project website, which is no longer updated and therefore somewhat hidden.
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17234382
#DigitalFilmHistory #FeministFilmHistory #DH #DFF #EarlyCinema #Metadata #FilmHistory
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In the early 2000s, Kerstin Herlt managed the pioneering f_films project, which aimed to document the contributions of female filmmakers to European cinema. In this interview, she recalls the project's history. While some of the results were later added to the DFF database, others are only accessible via the project website, which is no longer updated and therefore somewhat hidden.
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17234382
#DigitalFilmHistory #FeministFilmHistory #DH #DFF #EarlyCinema #Metadata #FilmHistory
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Anfang der 2000er Jahre leitete Kerstin Herlt das wegweisende Projekt f_films und gibt in diesem Interview Einblick in seine Entstehung und Umsetzung. Das Ziel des frühen digitalen Projekts war die Dokumentation und Sichtbarmachung von Filmemacherinnen des europäischen Kinos, wobei ein Teil der im Projekt erstellten Daten in die Datenbank des DFF eingespeist wurde.
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17234348
#DigitalFilmHistory #FeministFilmHistory #DH #DFF #EarlyCinema #Metadata #FilmHistory #DigitalHumanities
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Anfang der 2000er Jahre leitete Kerstin Herlt das wegweisende Projekt f_films und gibt in diesem Interview Einblick in seine Entstehung und Umsetzung. Das Ziel des frühen digitalen Projekts war die Dokumentation und Sichtbarmachung von Filmemacherinnen des europäischen Kinos, wobei ein Teil der im Projekt erstellten Daten in die Datenbank des DFF eingespeist wurde.
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17234348
#DigitalFilmHistory #FeministFilmHistory #DH #DFF #EarlyCinema #Metadata #FilmHistory #DigitalHumanities
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Anfang der 2000er Jahre leitete Kerstin Herlt das wegweisende Projekt f_films und gibt in diesem Interview Einblick in seine Entstehung und Umsetzung. Das Ziel des frühen digitalen Projekts war die Dokumentation und Sichtbarmachung von Filmemacherinnen des europäischen Kinos, wobei ein Teil der im Projekt erstellten Daten in die Datenbank des DFF eingespeist wurde.
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17234348
#DigitalFilmHistory #FeministFilmHistory #DH #DFF #EarlyCinema #Metadata #FilmHistory #DigitalHumanities
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Anfang der 2000er Jahre leitete Kerstin Herlt das wegweisende Projekt f_films und gibt in diesem Interview Einblick in seine Entstehung und Umsetzung. Das Ziel des frühen digitalen Projekts war die Dokumentation und Sichtbarmachung von Filmemacherinnen des europäischen Kinos, wobei ein Teil der im Projekt erstellten Daten in die Datenbank des DFF eingespeist wurde.
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17234348
#DigitalFilmHistory #FeministFilmHistory #DH #DFF #EarlyCinema #Metadata #FilmHistory #DigitalHumanities
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Anfang der 2000er Jahre leitete Kerstin Herlt das wegweisende Projekt f_films und gibt in diesem Interview Einblick in seine Entstehung und Umsetzung. Das Ziel des frühen digitalen Projekts war die Dokumentation und Sichtbarmachung von Filmemacherinnen des europäischen Kinos, wobei ein Teil der im Projekt erstellten Daten in die Datenbank des DFF eingespeist wurde.
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17234348
#DigitalFilmHistory #FeministFilmHistory #DH #DFF #EarlyCinema #Metadata #FilmHistory #DigitalHumanities
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Kate Saccone has served as a project manager for the Women Film Pioneers Project (WFPP) since 2013. In her interview, she talks about the origins, community, and editorial practices of the WFPP and addresses the platform's role as a social networking space for feminist film historians. She also outlines the WFPP's strategies for long-term preservation and accessibility.
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17234442
#FeministFilmHistory #WFPP #DigitalScholarlyPublishing #Metadata #EarlyCinema #DH #DataPractices
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Kate Saccone has served as a project manager for the Women Film Pioneers Project (WFPP) since 2013. In her interview, she talks about the origins, community, and editorial practices of the WFPP and addresses the platform's role as a social networking space for feminist film historians. She also outlines the WFPP's strategies for long-term preservation and accessibility.
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17234442
#FeministFilmHistory #WFPP #DigitalScholarlyPublishing #Metadata #EarlyCinema #DH #DataPractices
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Kate Saccone has served as a project manager for the Women Film Pioneers Project (WFPP) since 2013. In her interview, she talks about the origins, community, and editorial practices of the WFPP and addresses the platform's role as a social networking space for feminist film historians. She also outlines the WFPP's strategies for long-term preservation and accessibility.
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17234442
#FeministFilmHistory #WFPP #DigitalScholarlyPublishing #Metadata #EarlyCinema #DH #DataPractices
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Kate Saccone has served as a project manager for the Women Film Pioneers Project (WFPP) since 2013. In her interview, she talks about the origins, community, and editorial practices of the WFPP and addresses the platform's role as a social networking space for feminist film historians. She also outlines the WFPP's strategies for long-term preservation and accessibility.
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17234442
#FeministFilmHistory #WFPP #DigitalScholarlyPublishing #Metadata #EarlyCinema #DH #DataPractices
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Kate Saccone has served as a project manager for the Women Film Pioneers Project (WFPP) since 2013. In her interview, she talks about the origins, community, and editorial practices of the WFPP and addresses the platform's role as a social networking space for feminist film historians. She also outlines the WFPP's strategies for long-term preservation and accessibility.
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17234442
#FeministFilmHistory #WFPP #DigitalScholarlyPublishing #Metadata #EarlyCinema #DH #DataPractices
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In the early 1990s, renowned film scholar Jane Gaines founded the Women Film Pioneers Project (WFPP), a digital scholarly resource dedicated to women’s involvement in film production during the silent film era. In this interview, she reflects on the impact of the WFPP on her own research at the intersection of empirical approaches and speculative historiography.
The interview: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17234308
The WFPP: https://wfpp.columbia.edu/
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In the early 1990s, renowned film scholar Jane Gaines founded the Women Film Pioneers Project (WFPP), a digital scholarly resource dedicated to women’s involvement in film production during the silent film era. In this interview, she reflects on the impact of the WFPP on her own research at the intersection of empirical approaches and speculative historiography.
The interview: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17234308
The WFPP: https://wfpp.columbia.edu/
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In the early 1990s, renowned film scholar Jane Gaines founded the Women Film Pioneers Project (WFPP), a digital scholarly resource dedicated to women’s involvement in film production during the silent film era. In this interview, she reflects on the impact of the WFPP on her own research at the intersection of empirical approaches and speculative historiography.
The interview: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17234308
The WFPP: https://wfpp.columbia.edu/
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In the early 1990s, renowned film scholar Jane Gaines founded the Women Film Pioneers Project (WFPP), a digital scholarly resource dedicated to women’s involvement in film production during the silent film era. In this interview, she reflects on the impact of the WFPP on her own research at the intersection of empirical approaches and speculative historiography.
The interview: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17234308
The WFPP: https://wfpp.columbia.edu/
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In the early 1990s, renowned film scholar Jane Gaines founded the Women Film Pioneers Project (WFPP), a digital scholarly resource dedicated to women’s involvement in film production during the silent film era. In this interview, she reflects on the impact of the WFPP on her own research at the intersection of empirical approaches and speculative historiography.
The interview: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17234308
The WFPP: https://wfpp.columbia.edu/
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Behind-the-scenes photo from LESSONS IN LOVE (1921)
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#nsfw #cinema #film #silentfilm #silentcinema #earlycinema #earlyfilm #silent #vintagepornography #vintageporn #aiphotography #aiart #eroticart #aiimages #art #nsfwart #femalenudity #erotic #photo #imagefx #agegap
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Behind-the-scenes photo from LESSONS IN LOVE (1921)
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#nsfw #cinema #film #silentfilm #silentcinema #earlycinema #earlyfilm #silent #vintagepornography #vintageporn #aiphotography #aiart #eroticart #aiimages #art #nsfwart #femalenudity #erotic #photo #imagefx #agegap
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Behind-the-scenes photo from LESSONS IN LOVE (1921)
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#nsfw #cinema #film #silentfilm #silentcinema #earlycinema #earlyfilm #silent #vintagepornography #vintageporn #aiphotography #aiart #eroticart #aiimages #art #nsfwart #femalenudity #erotic #photo #imagefx #agegap
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Publicity still for SHOW GIRL (1928)
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#nsfw #nsfwart #film #silentfilm #silentmovies #earlycinema #aiphotography #aiart #movies #eroticart #aiimages #erotic #vintageporn #blackandwhite #vintage #lesbian #aiporn #aipornart #femalenudity #vintagepornography
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Publicity still for SHOW GIRL (1928)
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#nsfw #nsfwart #film #silentfilm #silentmovies #earlycinema #aiphotography #aiart #movies #eroticart #aiimages #erotic #vintageporn #blackandwhite #vintage #lesbian #aiporn #aipornart #femalenudity #vintagepornography
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Publicity still for SHOW GIRL (1928)
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#nsfw #nsfwart #film #silentfilm #silentmovies #earlycinema #aiphotography #aiart #movies #eroticart #aiimages #erotic #vintageporn #blackandwhite #vintage #lesbian #aiporn #aipornart #femalenudity #vintagepornography