The cinematic kiss is probably one of the most archetypical images to be found in film history. It is usually a reassuring and sometimes climactic element in a movie's storyline. Not in Nicolas Provost's 'Gravity' though: with stroboscopic effects, more than a dozen kissing scenes, most from stereotypical 1950s romantic dramas, are edited together and superimposed. Narrative is subverted as the kissing is isolated from its context entirely; the action slows down and flickers back and forth. Every now and then, shots from different films overlap and match; protagonists merge and diverge again a few seconds later. The sugary and dramatic soundtrack of romantic film music contrasts with the deconstructed images; together, they form a dazzling 6-minute vertigo where love becomes a passionate battle.
1
Drama
6.8
The Park
Action, Drama, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
5.9
Crime Diaries: The Celebrity Stylist
Crime, Drama, Thriller, Mystery
5.9
Two Witches
Horror
6.0
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Revenge of Scar
Fantasy, Action, Adventure
6.6
Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween
Animation, Action, Crime, Mystery
6.5
No, You're Stupid
Drama
7.9
God Is a Bullet
Thriller, Action, Crime
6.1
Deus
Science Fiction, Thriller
5.4
Bunker
Horror, Thriller, War
7.1
The Accursed
Horror
6.6
Re-Kill
Horror, Science Fiction
6.1
All
8.9
Lowlifes
Horror, Thriller
6.5
V
Action, Crime, Thriller
6.7
Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire
Action, Crime, Drama
6.8
Table for Six
Comedy, Family, Romance
6.6
1
Drama
6.6
Handling the Undead
Horror, Drama, Mystery
6.3
Megalomaniac
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
5.8
Shorty
Drama, Romance
0.0
Hec Tic Tac
Comedy, Romance
10.0
Same Same is Not the Same
Drama, Romance
4.7
Aubergine
Horror, Romance
0.0
Dyketactics
Romance, Drama
5.3
A Girl, She Is 100%
Drama, Romance, Comedy
7.3
Jael's Tale
Drama, Thriller, Horror, Romance
0.0
wkw/tk/1996@7'55''hk.net
Romance
6.3
41 Seconds
Romance, Comedy
4.7
A Magic Mirror
Comedy, Romance
5.8
Nice Coloured Girls
Drama, Romance
7.0
Hard
Romance
0.0
Encore Martha
Romance, Drama, Family
0.0
Fate/Prototype
Action, Fantasy, Romance, Animation
6.0
Rolling Up the Welcome Mat (A Short Film)
Music, Romance
0.0
Love Me Like You Hate Me
Drama, Romance, Music
4.0
Plantonic
Romance
5.4
Another Empty Space
Drama, Romance
0.0
Defining Fay
Drama, Romance, Science Fiction
6.0
We Could Be Parents
Drama, Romance
5.3