Kiss (1964 film)

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Kiss
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Directed by Andy Warhol
Produced byAndy 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
  • 1964 (1964)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent film

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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Plot

The film runs 50 minutes and features various couples kissing for 3 and half minutes each. The film features Barbara Rubin, Gerard Malanga, Johnny Dodd, Ed Sanders, Mark Lancaster, Baby Jane Holzer, and Robert Indiana. [2]

Soundtrack

In 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

In July 1964, Kiss was shown with its predecessor Sleep at the Park Square Cinema in Boston. [4]

See also

References

  1. Kiss Dubi
  2. Kiss by Ruairí McCann[ full citation needed ]
  3. Blake Gopnik, Warhol:  A Life as Art London: Allen Lane. March 5, 2020.  ISBN   978-0-241-00338-1 p. 415
  4. Kelly, Kevin (July 30, 1964). "New American Film Makers To Be Shown". The Boston Globe. p. 29. Retrieved October 15, 2024.