Twenty-four hours elapse on the stoop of a Hell's Kitchen tenement as a microcosm of the American melting pot interconnects during a summer heatwave..
Look, watching something from 1931 like Street Scene is not for everyone, not even close. If you’re allergic to early sound film stiffness or just need things to move at a TikTok pace, you'll probably bounce off this hard. But for folks who dig into film history, or just want to see a stage play really come alive on sc...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
King Vidor
Wilfred Lucas
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"Look, watching something from 1931 like Street Scene is not for everyone, not even close. If you’re allergic to early sound film stiffness or just need things to move at a TikTok pace, you'll probably bounce off this hard. But for folks who dig into film history, or just want to see a stage play really come alive on screen with a specific kind of old-school grit, then yeah, this one’s absolutely worth a look. It’s a snapshot, a weirdly intense one. 🧐 The whole thing plays out on this one tenem..."
T.H. Manning
Elmer Rice
United States
