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Mean Streets (1973)

Directed by Martin Scorsese · Cinematography by Kent L. Wakeford

R112 min61 frames

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Go to church on Sunday. Go to Hell on Monday.

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Mean Streets (1973) movie still: medium — A dimly lit stairwell features dark-painted wainscoting and light-colored plaster walls. A man in a suit…Mean Streets (1973) movie still: medium — A dimly lit indoor hallway with a plain grey wall and a dark doorway. A young man in a dark suit stands…Mean Streets (1973) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit room is bathed in intense red neon light from behind. A man rests his head back with his eyes…Mean Streets (1973) movie still: closeup — A man sits in front of shelves filled with various groceries or supplies. He remains motionless while an…Mean Streets (1973) movie still: medium — A dimly lit 1970s bar with wood-paneled walls and a neon beer sign. Two men sit at a round table having a…Mean Streets (1973) movie still: fullbody — A city sidewalk beside a brick building with iron railings and a metal trash can. Two men dressed in…Mean Streets (1973) movie still: medium — A man stands in a dimly lit, narrow corridor featuring vertical wooden paneling. He holds a small,…Mean Streets (1973) movie still: closeup — A close-up view of a blue pinstriped dress shirt featuring embroidered monogram initials. A fingertip is…Mean Streets (1973) movie still: wide — A narrow urban space with weathered dark brick walls and aged metal fixtures. A man and a woman interact on…Mean Streets (1973) movie still: medium — A dimly lit 1970s lounge features a polished wooden counter and red hanging lights. A man sits at the bar…Mean Streets (1973) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room at night features a man resting under a white pillow. He lies partially covered by a…Mean Streets (1973) movie still: medium — A man stands in the foreground of a large, empty stone church nave. Stained glass windows and rows of…Mean Streets (1973) movie still: wide — A dark, empty parking lot at night shows a vertical stream of water spraying upwards. The words FIRE LANE…Mean Streets (1973) movie still: medium — A vintage 1970s diner with orange vinyl booths and wooden wall paneling. Two men in suits sit across from…Mean Streets (1973) movie still: medium — A man walks along a dark city sidewalk at night past a luminous shop entrance. A large, amber-colored…Mean Streets (1973) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room contains a bed and a vintage table lamp. A woman sits on the bed while speaking on an…
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What is Mean Streets about?

A small-time hood must choose from among love, friendship and the chance to rise within the mob.

Mean Streets is a 1973 American crime drama film directed by Martin Scorsese, from a screenplay co-written with Mardik Martin. It stars Harvey Keitel and Robert De Niro, along with David Proval, Amy Robinson, Richard Romanus, and Cesare Danova. Scorsese's third feature film, it depicts a group of troubled young men in New York's Little Italy, and centers on many themes the director would later revisit, including the Mafia, Italian-American identity, urban life, and Catholic guilt.

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What does the cinematography of Mean Streets look like?

Sampled across 61 frames, the coverage of Mean Streets leans on medium shots (54% of the sample) and close-ups (20%). Cinematographer Kent L. Wakeford keeps 74% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 77% of the frames. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 70% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1970s.

What is the color palette of Mean Streets?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Mean Streets (1973) are #100c0c, #312d2a, #28130f, #554f49, #44342a, #544937 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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