2023-04-25 07:03:00
If there is a decade of the 20th century that must be reviewed in absolutely all its cultural and social manifestations, that is the 1970s. In this sense, it should be noted that the 1970s were generous years for the production of enduring films. Let’s think about The conversation by Francis Ford Coppola, the jackal by Fred Zinnemann, straw dogs y The escape by Sam Peckinpah, a long goodbye the Robert Altman, the american night by Francois Truffault,
Serpico de Sidney Lumet, Amarcord by Federico Fellini and the list continues to grow in masterpieces.
Although it was not well received in 1973, Mean Streets (promoted as dangerous streets) by Martin Scorsese has known how to recover from the accusations (hurried by the way) until reaching the degree of classic that this 2023 turns 50. If we have Scorsese as a reference director and obligatory visual consultation, we would have to think of this film to understand what came next, and boy, what came next is a serious thing: Taxi Driver (1976), Wild bull (1980), Good boys (1990), Casino (1995) y the infiltrators (2006). These movies lead us to dangerous streets, to the moral configuration of its characters: Charlie (Harvey Keitel), Johnny Boy (Robert de Niro), Tony DeVienazo (David Proval) and Teresa (Amy Robinson); in the same way to its atmosphere inherited from film noir.
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dangerous streets the argument (focused on the collection of a debt) is a pretext to show the genius of Scorsese. Let’s not forget the famous handheld pool fight (this must be among the greatest fight scenes of the 20th century), Charlie’s internal struggle, Johnny Boy’s lightheartedness and Teresa’s affection for Charlie.
There is therefore an elegance in Scorsese’s treatment, a high mark that is perceived in the technique and in the acting direction, which over time has become a mastery that not a few honor.
If you still don’t know this movie, let the anniversary of it serve as an incentive. And if you already know her, then recommend her. The time invested in dangerous streetsit’s worth it.
(GRO).
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