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‘The Kiss’, by Thomas Edison, 1900
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And the prudes have been complaining about sex in the movies ever since.
whatever the reason for making this film was, it made me smile 112 years later.
This terrific old film reminds me of the early Eadweard Muybridge motion studies. I wonder if it was done to study the esthetic effects of kissing on film from various angles, or if it was done to help still artists. As a loyal reader I must thank you for bringing these time capsules to life! – MK, New York