The Kiss

May Irwin, John C. Rice

Silent 1 min B&W 1896

A couple make love, in the 19th century sense. Then he grooms his moustache, and gives her a kiss. On the lips! Even the way it is filmed, very close and personal, that it makes you feel like it is the first time you are witnessing a kiss. It stands today as one of the first motion picture shorts in America.