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The Kiss

Name: The Kiss
Director: Edwin S. Porter
Released: 1900
Duration: 1 min

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Representation Score

1.3/10

Minimal

1900

Director

Edwin S. Porter

Runtime

1 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Edwin S. Porter's early work primarily serves as a study in cinematic movement and comedic timing. While technically significant for its era, the film lacks narrative complexity or engagement with diverse identities. The film's primary strength lies in its brief subversion of gendered power dynamics. However, the overall experience is defined by a lack of the way different parts of someone's identity overlap and a homogeneous cast that reflects the era's social norms.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Kiss have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film focuses on a brief, straight-centered interaction between a man and a woman. It contains no evidence of non-straight or non-binary identities or stories.

How does The Kiss portray gender?

Good

The female protagonist exercises physical ability to act by rejecting a man's advances with a slap. This comedic moment challenges the cliché of the submissive female.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Kiss?

Minimal

The film features a homogeneous cast. There is no evidence of non-white or non-Anglo-Saxon representation within the work.

How does The Kiss represent religion and culture?

Limited

The story operates within a traditional domestic framework. It adheres to the social mores of the turn of the century without questioning established institutions.

Does The Kiss include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no visible or audible evidence of characters with physical, cognitive, or sensory disabilities in this work.

Present on Screen

The female protagonist rejects advances with a slap, challenging the cliché of the submissive female.
The film provides a foundational look at early cinematic movement and comedic timing.

Limited or Absent

The film lacks any representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-binary narratives.
There is no visible racial or ethnic diversity within the cast.
The work lacks representation of characters with physical or cognitive disabilities.

Official Synopsis

"Nothing new, but an old thing done over again and done well. Some one has attempted to describe a kiss as "something made of nothing," but this is not one of that kind, but one of those old fashioned "home made" kind that sets the whole audience into merriment and motion, and has always proven a popular subject. It is very fine photographically and an exhibit is not complete without it." -Edison film catalog.

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