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Victory over Japan Day in Times Square
So famous that it is simply known as "The Kiss," the photograph of a sailor kissing a woman in Times Square became a symbol of the end of World War II. It was taken as New Yorkers celebrated the news of the Japanese surrender on Aug. 15, 1945.
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The "Deadly Love" between Soviet leaders
"My God, help me to survive this deadly love." Those words, in German and Russian, were painted by artist Dmitri Vrubel in one of the most famous works of graffiti. Painted on the Berlin Wall, it depicts a kiss between Leonid Brezhnev, the Soviet Union's highest authority, and Erich Honecker, president of the German Democratic Republic.
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The kiss that breaks the spell
Although in the Brothers Grimm's version, Snow White wakes up after a blow that makes her spit out the poisoned apple, Disney's film version turned the scene into a cliché: the kiss of Prince Charming manages to break the spell. Released in 1937, the kiss scene in "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" became controversial in recent times because, critics argue, Snow White had not given her consent.
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"Lady and the Tramp"
The scene came close to being deleted by Walt Disney himself. He was not convinced. He doubted, it is said, that two dogs sharing pasta and meatballs could result in an elegant image. Frank Thomas, the animator, proved him wrong: dinner by candlelight, live Bella Notte and an unintentional first kiss made this dinner party one of the film's most memorable moments, according to Disney himself.
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"Gone With the Wind"
The kiss of Clark Hable (Rhett Butler) and Vivien Leigh (Scarlett O'Hara) in the film "Gone with the Wind" became one of the most iconic in the history of cinema. Released on Dec. 15, 1939, its kisses surprised an audience unaccustomed until then to this type of scene.
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"Kiss me, kiss me like it's the last time"
Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman starred in another iconic kiss on the silver screen. Playing lovers Rick Blaine and Ilsa Lund, respectively, in "Casablanca," they acted in one of the most romantic films in cinema history. The film is also remembered for one emblematic and romantic line, Blaine's "We'll always have Paris."
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"Have you ever kissed anyone?"
One, two, two and a half... Three! A very young Anna Chlumsky (as Vada Sultenfuss) and Macaulay Culkin (Thomas J. Sennett) seal their first kiss after a countdown. The kiss, innocent and cute, later becomes tragic in the denouement of "My Girl."