National Film Vault

FILM NOTES

Titanic was produced by Paramount Pictures and Twentieth Century Fox and released in December 1997. Directed by James Cameron, the film became a defining cultural event of its era, earning eleven Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director, and holding the record as the highest-grossing film of all time for over a decade. Its blend of historical spectacle and intimate romance made it one of the most widely seen theatrical releases in cinema history.

This cell captures the Jack and Rose Kiss, a quiet, close profile moment between Jack Dawson and Rose DeWitt Bukater, played by Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet. Across three sequential frames, the low-key interior lighting and continuous action preserve a single sustained instant from one of the film's most recognized scenes, offering a tangible connection to a performance that defined both actors' careers.