Lilo & Stitch
The Roses
Lilo & Stitch
Hamnet
TRON: Ares
Playdate
Babygirl
Shelby Oaks
Elio
Anemone
The Studio
Nuremberg
Lilo & Stitch
Mr. Scorsese
Shadow Force
Gen V
Gravity
Audience Score
6 minRomance
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.
DirectorNicolas Provost
WriterNicolas Provost
