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UNITED STATES · 1931

Street Scene

King Vidor
Classical Hollywood urban life infidelity murder prejudice working class struggle
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Synopsis

The setting is a city block during a sweltering summer, where the residents serve as representatives of the not-very-idealized American melting pot. There is idle chitchat, gossip, jealousy, racism, adultery, and suddenly but not unexpectedly, a murder.

Year1931
CountryUnited States
DirectorKing Vidor
MovementClassical Hollywood
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