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.
Dune
Animation, Mystery, Thriller
7.4
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
Comedy, Crime
5.1
Beethoven's 3rd
Family, Comedy
5.2
Tomorrow Never Dies
Adventure, Action, Thriller
6.4
Class of Nuke 'Em High 3: The Good, the Bad and the Subhumanoid
Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction, Action
4.2
Withnail & I
Comedy, Drama
7.3
Jagged Edge
Thriller
6.3
Star Trek: Insurrection
Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, Thriller
6.4
Fast Food Nation
Drama, Comedy
6.1
I Confess
Drama, Thriller, Crime
7.1
Star Trek: Generations
Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, Thriller
6.5
Desperado
Thriller, Action, Crime
6.9
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Adventure, Fantasy, Action
7.4
Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan
History, Adventure, War, Action
6.8
Force 10 from Navarone
Drama, Adventure, War
6.2
The Substance
Horror, Science Fiction
7.1
Caddyshack
Comedy
6.6
+1
Thriller, Science Fiction
5.3
Ocean's Thirteen
Crime, Thriller
6.7
The Firm
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
6.7
La Jetée
Romance, Science Fiction
7.9
Family Plan
Romance, Drama
7.0
Sexy Scrooge
Romance, Comedy
7.8
By the End of the Night
Drama, Romance
4.7
In This Moment
Drama, Comedy, Romance
0.0
The Package
Romance
7.3
The Merry Mistake
Romance
2.0
Dream Girl
Drama, Science Fiction, Romance
4.4
Cherry-Red
Drama, Romance
5.5
You Will Find Love
Drama, Romance
7.0
When the Waves Rise
Romance, Drama
8.0
I'm Here
Romance, Science Fiction, Drama
7.3
Voices of a Distant Star
Animation, Science Fiction, Romance
6.5
Escape
Comedy, Drama, Romance
0.0
Second Encounters
Drama, Romance
10.0
Gay Jesus
Comedy, Drama, Horror, Romance
5.5
My Baby Bright
Drama, Comedy, Romance
4.0
Timecode
Drama, Romance
5.6
Cocoon
Romance, Drama, Family
1.0
A Magic Mirror
Comedy, Romance
5.6