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Italian-American Charlie, who lives in the Little Italy neighborhood of New York City, leads a conflicted life. He identifies as Catholic, but feels he has to deal with sins in his own way for absolution than say Hail Marys. He works as a collector for his gangster uncle, Giovanni, but has empathy for those who cannot pay.
Oct 14, 1973 · Scorsese's exceptional grasp of the texture of day-to-day life, the rhythm and cadences of street talk, and cinema's visual and aural possibilities makes Mean Streets one of the pivotal films of the 1970s, as well as of Scorsese's career, and an influence on such future filmmakers as Spike Lee and Quentin Tarantino, among many others.
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Feb 4, 2024 · According to a renowned film critic, “The ending of ‘Mean Streets’ is an embodiment of Scorsese’s trademark style. It leaves the audience in a state of contemplation, forcing them to question the consequences of their actions and the interplay between morality and personal choices.”. A film historian adds, “Scorsese’s decision to ...
Plot or the originality thereof isn't always the most important thing. In Mean Streets the important things are Scorsese's style (gritty and energetic and set the groundwork for what he'd do in the future), the performances, the dynamic between Keitel and De Niro's characters and the Keitel's character's struggle between his faith and adjacency ...
Scorsese got the same feel in his first feature, “Who’s That Knocking at My Door?” (1967). “Mean Streets” is a sequel, and Scorsese gives us the same leading actor ( Harvey Keitel) to assure the continuity. In the earlier film, he was still on the edge of life, of sex, of violence. Now he has been plunged in, and he isn’t equal to ...
Mean Streets: Directed by Martin Scorsese. With Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel, David Proval, Amy Robinson. In New York City's Little Italy, a devoutly Catholic mobster must reconcile his desire for power, his feelings for his epileptic lover, and his devotion to his troublesome friend.
A slice of street life in Little Italy among lower echelon Mafiosos, unbalanced punks, and petty criminals. A small-time hood gets in over his head with a vicious loan shark. In an attempt to free ...
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