The Kiss (1896 film)
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The Kiss (1896 film) is an early short silent motion picture famous for depicting one of the first on-screen kisses in cinema history.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Kiss (1929 film) | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | short film ⓘ |
| archiveStatus | survives in film archives ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Kinetoscope exhibitions ⓘ |
| basedOn | stage play "The Widow Jones" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematicTechnique | close-up shot of actors ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black and white ⓘ |
| controversy | criticized by some contemporary viewers as indecent ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dialogue | none ⓘ |
| director | William Heise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Edison Manufacturing Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | early cinema ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
John C. Rice
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
May Irwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmIndustryContext | produced during the infancy of American cinema ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique | static camera ⓘ |
| format | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| genre |
romance
ⓘ
silent short ⓘ |
| hasOnlinePresence | available in public domain collections ⓘ |
| hasTitleCard | no ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early example of narrative content in motion pictures
ⓘ
provoked controversy for its depiction of kissing ⓘ |
| includedIn | early Edison film catalogs ⓘ |
| medium | motion picture ⓘ |
| notableFor | depicting one of the first on-screen kisses in cinema history ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | none (silent film) ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A man and a woman share a brief kiss in close-up. ⓘ |
| producer | Thomas A. Edison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Edison Manufacturing Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicDomainStatus | public domain in the United States ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1896 ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 18 seconds ⓘ |
| setting | close-up view of two actors ⓘ |
| sound | silent ⓘ |
| stars |
John C. Rice
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
May Irwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general audiences of the 1890s ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | contemporary to 1890s ⓘ |
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The Kiss (1929 film)