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UNITED STATES · 1973
Mean Streets
Synopsis
A small-time hood must choose from among love, friendship and the chance to rise within the mob.
Cinematic DNA
The Italian Neo-Realism movement, and De Sica's The Bicycle Thieves and Rossellini's Rome, Open City, were really important. And then the French New Wave, Godard's Breathless in particular, influenced me. The whole idea of a film being alive, on the streets, no sets, capturing the moment – that was the dream for Mean Streets.
The whole idea of a film being alive, on the streets, no sets, capturing the moment – that was the dream for Mean Streets. Italian Neo-Realism and the French New Wave, especially Godard's Breathless, were really important influences.
— Martin Scorsese · Empire Magazine interview
Films with Similar Themes
organized crime · moral conflict · loyalty and betrayal · urban street life · coming of age
