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Kiss is a 1963 silent American experimental film directed by Andy Warhol, which runs 50 minutes and features various couples kissing for 3½ 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. It was one of the first films Warhol made at The Factory in New York City.

Plot

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.

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    director Andy Warhol
    keywords kiss minimal art silent film
    producer Andy Warhol
    productionCompany Andy Warhol Films
    publisher The Factory
    theme experimental independent