Kiss is a 1964 American underground film directed by Andy Warhol. It was one of the first experimental films Warhol made at The Factory in New York City.[1]
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| Directed by | Andy Warhol |
| Produced by | Andy Warhol |
| Starring | Naomi Levine Gerard Malanga Rufus Collins Johnny Dodd Mark Lancaster Ed Sanders Fred Herko Baby Jane Holzer Marisol Pierre Restany |
Production company | Andy Warhol Films |
| Distributed by | The Factory |
Release date |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | silent film |
Plot
editThe film runs 50 minutes and features various couples kissing for 3 and half minutes each. The film features Naomi Levine, Barbara Rubin, Gerard Malanga, Rufus Collins, Johnny Dodd, Ed Sanders, Mark Lancaster, Fred Herko, Baby Jane Holzer, Robert Indiana, Andrew Meyer, John Palmer, Pierre Restany, Harold Stevenson, Philip van Rensselaer, Charlotte Gilbertson, Marisol, Stephen Holden, Bela Lugosi and unidentified others.[2]
Kissing couples, both straight and gay, are filmed at various times. The silent film is an assembly of these shots into a larger ‘serial’ work within the minimal art tradition.
Soundtrack
editIn 1964, La Monte Young provided a loud minimalist drone soundtrack to Kiss when shown as small TV-sized projections at the entrance lobby to the third New York Film Festival held at Lincoln Center.[3]
Release
editIn July 1964, Kiss was shown with its predecessor Sleep at the Park Square Cinema in Boston.[4]
See also
edit- Andy Warhol filmography
- Sleep (1964)
- Eat (1964)
- Blue Movie (1969)
References
edit- ^ [1] Kiss Dubi
- ^ [2] Kiss by Ruairí McCann
- ^ Blake Gopnik, Warhol: A Life as Art London: Allen Lane. March 5, 2020. ISBN 978-0-241-00338-1 p. 415
- ^ Kelly, Kevin (1964-07-30). "New American Film Makers To Be Shown". The Boston Globe. p. 29. Retrieved 2024-10-15.
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