8th INTERNATIONAL WOMENFILMFESTIVAL

"You must remember this
a kiss is just a kiss
a sigh is just a sigh
the fundamental things apply
as time goes by."

How this song has engraved itself on the hearts of generations of moviegoers! Even after hearing it for the hundredth time, one gets a shiver down the spin, goose pimples all over. But the kiss - the symbol of love and affection - can also denote treachery and abandonment.
A kiss can range from a fleeting brush of the lips to a passionate excessive embrace.

kissproof is of course the lipstick that survives a kiss. Having begun its march of triumph in the 1920s under the name of "lip rouge", lipstick became the indispensable accessory in every woman's handbag and on every woman's lips. It has been a sign of sensuality and femininity every since.

With or without rouge, the kiss has always been good for controversy and scandal. The very first kiss in the history of motion pictures in 1896 - the legendary IRWIN-RICE-KISS incensed the American upholders of moral standards. The permanent wrangling between the studios and the censors eventually led in 1930 to the set of conventions known as "Hay's Code" in which - down to the finest detail - it was laid down what may appear on the screen … or not. Accordingly, no kiss was allowed to last more than 30 seconds. Yet even then the audiences were fully aware that the briefest of kisses was meant to represent what was not permitted on screen: sex.

KISSPROOF then, are those films that tell of the love of one's life, of fulfilment, of heartbreak. Whether the story is long or short, the question "Why?" will always be answered differently and and new.

LOVE/JUICE

The films of the programme:

DER KUSS (Petra Volpe, D 1999): Fri. 30.3., 17.45 Uhr, Camera
GELÉE ROYALE (Katharina Weissenborn, D 1988): Sat. 31.3.,
10.30 Uhr, DKH
GIGI, MONICA... UND BIANCA (Y. Abdellaoui, B. Dervaux; B 1996):
Fri. 30.3., 16.30 Uhr, DKH
JADVIGA'S PILLOW (Krisztina Déak; H 1999): Sa. 31.3., 17.45 Uhr, Camera
JENSEITS VON TIBET (Solveig Klassen; D/Tibet/IND 2000): Fri. 30.3.,
15 Uhr, CineStar
KIN (Elaine Proctor, GB 1999): Fri. 30.3., 20 Uhr, CineStar&Sat. 31.3.,
22 Uhr, CineStar
L'AMOUR CHEZ TATI (Susan Gluth, D 1999): Thu. 29.3., 16.30 Uhr,
DKH
LOVE AND OTHER UNSPEAKABLE ACTS (Bridgid Fitzgerald, IRL 1999): Thu. 29.3., 21.45 Uhr, Camera
LOVE/JUICE (Kaze Shindo, J 2000): Thu. 29.3., 21.45 Uhr, Camera
MÊME LE VENT (Laurence Attali; F/Senegal 1999): Fri. 30.3., 20 Uhr, CineStar
PAROLÉ (Diane Bonder, CDN 1993): Sat. 31.3., 10.30 Uhr, DKH
RECEIVE AND DON'T SAY A WORD (A. Sarkissian; C. Izembart;
F 1999): Sat. 31.3., 22 Uhr, CineStar
REPLAY (Isabelle Favez; CH 1999): Sat. 31.3., 17.45 Uhr, Camera
SLIPPERY BLISSES (Jeanette Loakman; CDN 200): Sat. 31.3.,
10.30 Uhr, DKH
TALES FROM THE READING ROOM (Minkie Spiro, GB 1999): Thu. 29.3., 16.30 Uhr, DKH
VERSTECKTE LIEBE (Dorothea Körner; I/D 1999): Sat. 31.3., 10.30 Uhr, DKH

KIN