Why do we kiss? And how did the kiss come about? Is the kiss a relic from archaic times and has to do with the exchange of pre-chewed food from mother to child, as we know it from birds? But as we know, the most intense kisses do not take place between parents and child, but between loving partners. There is much to suggest that the purpose of kissing lies in the choice of partner. Because kissing involves lips and tongue, those parts of our body with the highest density of nerve cells. Here we look back in pictures at the history of the kiss and the many variations and everyday situations where lips come together. For there is the first kiss, the kiss on the hand, the brotherly kiss, the kiss between friends, the kiss of the mother and the kiss of the lovers... Memorable kisses from celebrities and famous kissing scenes from film history are also included. (luk)
GOTTHARD SCHUH - LIEBESPAAR, PARIS
USA. DETROIT. DETROIT ORPHANS
KÜSSENDE MÄDCHEN IN BADEWANNE
YOUNG PEOPLE AT THE CABARET
USA. NYC. GAY LIBERATION MOVEMENT.
WEST GERMANY. WESTPHALIA. FLOOD.
USA. CALIFORNIA. SAN FRANCISCO. LIVING WITH AIDS.
DDR - JUGENDLICHE UM 1978
KUSS FÜR DEN MINENARBEITER
FRANCE. PARIS. LA BIÈRE RESTAURANT.
ANITA NIESZ - FRANKREICH PABLO CASALS
PAUL VON HINDENBURG WITH HIS GRANDCHILDREN, 1932
FLIRTING IN A PHOTO BOOTH, CA. 1980S, EAST BERLIN, GDR, GERMANY
WILLI RUGE - EINE "BIEROLOGISCHE" STUDIE
JUNGES PAAR VOR BABYWÄSCHE
FRANKREICH ROLLING STONES 1970
KISSING COUPLE BEHIND BLOWING DANCE SKIRT, ENGLAND, GREAT BRITAIN
DDR - DEUTSCHE REICHSBAHN UM 1970
HANS STAUB - VOR DER KINDERKRIPPE IM INDUSTRIEQUARTIER, ZUERICH, 1931
2 CHILDREN KISSING ABOUT 1970S, EXACT PLACE UNKNOWN, CZECH REPUBLIC
GROSSBRITANNIEN FAMILIE 1966
ITALIAN SOLDIER FOR ETHIOPIA, 1935
2. WK UDSSR, PARTISAN NIMMT ABSCHIED
DAENEMARK WELTKRIEG KRIEGSENDE 1945
USA ZWEITER ZWEITER WELTKRIEG KRIEGSENDE KAPITULATION JAPAN
KUSS-WETTBEWERB IN DEN USA, 1939 KISS COMPETITION IN THE USA, 1938
SCHWEIZ DOMPTEUR DIONIGI ORTELLI
TIERHEIM LANKWITZ, TIERÄRZTIN MIT VOGEL
TSCHECHOSLOWAKEI ALEXANDER DUBCEK LEONID BRESCHNEW
VEREIDIGUNG FÜR NATIONALSPANISCHE OFFIZIERSANWÄRTER IN BURGOS, 1936 SWEARING-IN OF SPANISH NATIONAL OFFICER CANDIDATES IN BURGOS, 1936
SCHWEIZ HENRI GUISAN BEGRUESSUNG 1940
IRAK IRAN-IRAK-KRIEG 1980
IRAN MOHAMMAD REZA PAHLAVI
SCHWEIZ BESUCH PAPST JOHANNES PAUL II
VATIKAN PAPST JOHANNES PAUL II 1983
SCHWEIZ SKI ALPIN SM BRIGELS
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