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Albert Kirchner
French photographer and filmmaker
Albert Kirchner (1860–1902), better known under the pseudonym Léar,[1] was a French photographer, manufacturer, exhibitor,[2] and filmmaker who is noted for producing several religious and erotic films.[1] He was employed by Eugène Pirou, a French filmmaker and photographer. Kirchner directed the first known erotic film, 1896 Le coucher de la mariée (or Bedtime for the Bride), that featured actress Louise Willy.[2]