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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 |
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Running time | 50 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent 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]
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]
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]
In July 1964, Kiss was shown with its predecessor Sleep at the Park Square Cinema in Boston. [4]