The Kiss (1896 film)
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The Kiss (1896 film) is an early short silent motion picture famous for depicting one of the first on-screen kisses in cinema history.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Kiss (1896 film) canonical | 1 |
| The Kiss (1896 film) (filming associated with Edison studio system) | 1 |
| The Kiss (1929 film) | 1 |
| The Kiss (Edison film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5784887 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Kiss (1896 film) Context triple: [Black Maria studio, producedWork, The Kiss (1896 film)]
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A.
The Kiss (woodcut)
The Kiss (woodcut) is Edvard Munch’s print version of his iconic intimate embrace motif, rendered in stark black-and-white contrasts characteristic of his Symbolist and Expressionist style.
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B.
Kiki
Kiki is one of the central overworked and underappreciated mothers in the comedy film "Bad Moms," known for her shy, anxious personality and eventual rebellious transformation.
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C.
Broken Blossoms
Broken Blossoms is a 1919 silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith, renowned for its poignant interracial love story and innovative cinematic techniques.
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D.
The Judas Kiss
The Judas Kiss is a stage play by David Hare that dramatizes the later life and downfall of Oscar Wilde, particularly his relationship with Lord Alfred Douglas.
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E.
Prelude to a Kiss
Prelude to a Kiss is a 1938 jazz ballad by Duke Ellington, renowned for its sophisticated harmonies and lyrical, romantic melody.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Kiss (1896 film) Target entity description: The Kiss (1896 film) is an early short silent motion picture famous for depicting one of the first on-screen kisses in cinema history.
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A.
The Kiss (woodcut)
The Kiss (woodcut) is Edvard Munch’s print version of his iconic intimate embrace motif, rendered in stark black-and-white contrasts characteristic of his Symbolist and Expressionist style.
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B.
Kiki
Kiki is one of the central overworked and underappreciated mothers in the comedy film "Bad Moms," known for her shy, anxious personality and eventual rebellious transformation.
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C.
Broken Blossoms
Broken Blossoms is a 1919 silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith, renowned for its poignant interracial love story and innovative cinematic techniques.
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D.
The Judas Kiss
The Judas Kiss is a stage play by David Hare that dramatizes the later life and downfall of Oscar Wilde, particularly his relationship with Lord Alfred Douglas.
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E.
Prelude to a Kiss
Prelude to a Kiss is a 1938 jazz ballad by Duke Ellington, renowned for its sophisticated harmonies and lyrical, romantic melody.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | short film ⓘ |
| archiveStatus | survives in film archives ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Kinetoscope exhibitions ⓘ |
| basedOn |
stage play "The Widow Jones"
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linked to:
stage musical "The Widow Jones"
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| cinematicTechnique | close-up shot of actors ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black and white ⓘ |
| controversy | criticized by some contemporary viewers as indecent ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| dialogue | none ⓘ |
| director | William Heise ⓘ |
| distributor | Edison Manufacturing Company ⓘ |
| era | early cinema ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
John C. Rice
ⓘ
May Irwin ⓘ |
| filmIndustryContext | produced during the infancy of American cinema ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique | static camera ⓘ |
| format | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| genre |
romance
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silent short ⓘ |
| hasOnlinePresence | available in public domain collections ⓘ |
| hasTitleCard | no ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early example of narrative content in motion pictures
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provoked controversy for its depiction of kissing ⓘ |
| includedIn | early Edison film catalogs ⓘ |
| medium | motion picture ⓘ |
| notableFor | depicting one of the first on-screen kisses in cinema history ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | none (silent film) ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A man and a woman share a brief kiss in close-up. ⓘ |
| producer |
Thomas A. Edison
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linked to:
Thomas Alva Edison
|
| productionCompany | Edison Manufacturing Company ⓘ |
| publicDomainStatus | public domain in the United States ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1896 ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 18 seconds ⓘ |
| setting | close-up view of two actors ⓘ |
| sound | silent ⓘ |
| stars |
John C. Rice
ⓘ
May Irwin ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general audiences of the 1890s ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | contemporary to 1890s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: The Kiss (1896 film) Description of subject: The Kiss (1896 film) is an early short silent motion picture famous for depicting one of the first on-screen kisses in cinema history.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Kiss (1896 film)
Edison Black Maria
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producedWork
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The Kiss (1896 film) (filming associated with Edison studio system)
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linked to: The Kiss (1896 film)
linked to: The Kiss (1896 film)