The Kiss
E292876
The Kiss is an 1896 short silent film that became famous as one of the earliest motion pictures to depict a romantic kiss on screen.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Kiss canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2727807 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Kiss Context triple: [Edison Studios, notableWork, The Kiss]
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A.
The Kiss
The Kiss is a painting by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch that depicts an intimate, melancholic embrace between two lovers, characteristic of his emotionally charged, Symbolist style.
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B.
The Kiss
The Kiss is a famous marble sculpture by Auguste Rodin depicting an intimate embrace between two lovers, celebrated as an icon of romantic passion in modern sculpture.
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C.
Kiss the Girls
"Kiss the Girls" is a bestselling crime thriller novel by James Patterson featuring detective Alex Cross as he hunts a pair of serial kidnappers and killers.
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D.
Last Kiss
"Last Kiss" is a popular rock ballad famously covered by Pearl Jam, known for its tragic narrative and success as one of the band's biggest hit singles.
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E.
Kiss the Girl
"Kiss the Girl" is a popular romantic song from Disney's animated film The Little Mermaid, featured during a scene where Sebastian encourages Prince Eric to kiss Ariel.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Kiss Target entity description: The Kiss is an 1896 short silent film that became famous as one of the earliest motion pictures to depict a romantic kiss on screen.
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A.
The Kiss
The Kiss is a painting by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch that depicts an intimate, melancholic embrace between two lovers, characteristic of his emotionally charged, Symbolist style.
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B.
The Kiss
The Kiss is a famous marble sculpture by Auguste Rodin depicting an intimate embrace between two lovers, celebrated as an icon of romantic passion in modern sculpture.
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C.
Kiss the Girls
"Kiss the Girls" is a bestselling crime thriller novel by James Patterson featuring detective Alex Cross as he hunts a pair of serial kidnappers and killers.
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D.
Last Kiss
"Last Kiss" is a popular rock ballad famously covered by Pearl Jam, known for its tragic narrative and success as one of the band's biggest hit singles.
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E.
Kiss the Girl
"Kiss the Girl" is a popular romantic song from Disney's animated film The Little Mermaid, featured during a scene where Sebastian encourages Prince Eric to kiss Ariel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
ⓘ
black-and-white film ⓘ short film ⓘ silent film ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The May Irwin Kiss ⓘ |
| archiveStatus | survives in film archives ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Edison Kinetoscope exhibitions
ⓘ
Thomas Edison ⓘ
linked to:
Thomas Alva Edison
|
| basedOn | stage musical "The Widow Jones" ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | William Heise ⓘ |
| colorProcess | black and white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| culturalImpact | sparked moral debates about decency in motion pictures ⓘ |
| depicts | a man and a woman kissing ⓘ |
| director | William Heise ⓘ |
| distributor | Edison Manufacturing Company ⓘ |
| era | early cinema ⓘ |
| exhibitionContext | shown in peep-show style Kinetoscope parlors ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
John C. Rice
ⓘ
May Irwin ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique | Kinetoscope film ⓘ |
| filmMovement | early American cinema ⓘ |
| format | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| genre |
actuality film
ⓘ
romance film ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | public perception of cinema as a medium for intimacy ⓘ |
| hasOnlineAvailability | public domain film available on the internet ⓘ |
| hasType | one-shot film ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the earliest films to depict a romantic kiss on screen
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causing controversy for its depiction of intimacy ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | none (silent film) ⓘ |
| producer |
Thomas A. Edison
ⓘ
linked to:
Thomas Alva Edison
|
| productionCompany |
Edison Manufacturing Company
ⓘ
Edison Studios ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1896 ⓘ |
| runningTimeCategory | very short film ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 18 seconds ⓘ |
| setting | close-up of two people kissing ⓘ |
| shotType | medium close-up ⓘ |
| sound | silent ⓘ |
| stars |
John C. Rice
ⓘ
May Irwin ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | romantic kiss ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfWork | silent era ⓘ |
| title | The Kiss ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Kiss Description of subject: The Kiss is an 1896 short silent film that became famous as one of the earliest motion pictures to depict a romantic kiss on screen.
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