The Kiss (Kysset) – 2025
DENMARK in Danish with English subtitles. Directed by Billie August.
Runtime 1 HR 40 MINS
Award-winning director Billie August adapts Stefan Zweig’s classic Beware of Pity in this poignant World War I-era story. In 1913 Denmark, young cavalry officer Anton (Esben Smed) helps a nobleman and is invited to dine with the Baron and his beautiful daughter Edith (Clara Rosager), who is wheelchair-bound. What begins as courtesy evolves into a connection that challenges both Edith’s hopes and Anton’s future. With lush cinematography and subtle emotional depth, The Kiss asks: Can pity turn into love?
