Released in 1996, Le Baiser (also known as "The Kiss") is a French drama film directed by Patrice Chéreau. The movie stars Gérard Depardieu, Andrea Ferres, and Nathalie Richard. Le Baiser tells the story of a group of actors who become embroiled in a passionate and tumultuous relationship. The film explores themes of love, desire, and the boundaries between reality and fiction.

Torrents titled after popular celebrities are frequently used as "honey pots" to deliver viruses or ransomware.

This is particularly evident with celebrity-driven “prestige” content. When a streaming service buries an auteur’s film about a famous singer in a labyrinthine menu, the torrent site offers a clean, direct path. The user feels empowered, as if reclaiming the celebrity from corporate gatekeepers. However, this empowerment is illusory. The celebrity’s image is still the bait, and the torrent ecosystem is itself a highly organized, sometimes profitable, network of advertisers and uploaders. The digital kiss is not liberated; it is simply re-trafficked.

Robert Doisneau’s 1950 photograph of a couple kissing on a busy Parisian street is one of the most reproduced images in history.

: A stylized silent-film-era comedy where a technical glitch in the film prevents a couple from ever completing their first kiss.