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The Kiss

2022 · 116 min

A slow, earnest period romance that lingers on duty, desire and quiet heartache, asking patience but rewarding it with emotional weight.

Directed by: Bille August
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Esben Smed, Clara Rosager, Lars Mikkelsen

Overview: A romantic drama set in Denmark in 1913, the story follows Anton, a noble and conscientious young man whose top priority is to complete his training as a cavalry officer. During a training session, he orders his platoon to help Baron von Løvenskjold and finds himself invited to a ball at the castle, where he meets the baron’s beautiful daughter Edith who has been in an accident and ended up in a wheelchair.

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Directed by: Bille August
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Esben Smed, Clara Rosager, Lars Mikkelsen

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Tone: romanticstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
class
identity
guilt
morality
Places: single country house
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	7
Tension	4
Darkness	4
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama, romance
Directed by: Bille August
Written by: Greg Latter, Bille August
Starring: Esben Smed, Clara Rosager, Lars Mikkelsen, Rosalinde Mynster, David Dencik, Kurt Dreyer, Klaus Tilsted Søndergaard, Henrik Blauner Clausen
Music: Henrik Skram
Cinematography: Sebastian Blenkov
Runtime: 116 min
Country: Denmark
Languages: Danish

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