The Kiss (1958)

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Movie
Original title The Kiss
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1958
length 29 minutes
Rod
Director Everett Chambers
script John Patrick Hayes
production John Patrick Hayes
music Michael Colicchio
camera Max Glen
cut Know Collins
occupation

The Kiss is an American short film directed by Everett Chambers in 1958.

action

A young man who works as a lift boy has finished work. He goes to a park where he sits next to a kissing couple. After a short while he walks on, ignoring a smoking woman who seems to be asking him to come over, observing a boy on a meadow, going to the cinema in the evening and ending up alone in his apartment. He spots various personal ads in the newspaper and sends a letter shortly afterwards. Soon he meets with a woman in the park, but quickly realizes that she is not his type. The day goes slowly, neither have much to say to each other and in the end the man flees when the woman wants to kiss him goodbye. He buys the book Art in Kissing from a street vendor and in the evening rehearses in front of the mirror how to kiss and even get the first kiss.

Meeting another woman is better at first. The blonde laughs a lot, can be brought into the hype by him and both ride the Ferris wheel together. She evades his embrace. When he still takes her off guard and kisses her, she slaps him. The man angrily throws away his book shortly afterwards. The book hits a woman on the beach who initially reacts indignantly, but finally has to laugh. The man takes the book and goes into a bar. Here a woman and a drunk man read it and amuse themselves at the kissing instructions that they implement so tipsy that the bartender as well as the man have to laugh. He finally rushes out of the bar and meets the woman from the beach again. She is pleased to see him and they both go to the fair where the man is kissing a woman properly for the first time.

production

The Kiss was made as a black and white film. Only at the moment of the kiss does the film become color film. The shooting took place in New York City . John Patrick Hayes produced the film with his production company Cohay Productions; he also wrote the script. The film first premiered on September 16, 1958 in New York City.

The film features Renée Taylor , later known as Fran Fine's mother Sylvia in The Nanny , in one of her earliest film roles.

Awards

The Kiss was nominated for an Oscar in the category Best Short Film in 1959 .

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