Mean Streets - (Scorsese;1973;USA) - ****
A small-time hood in Little Italy struggles with religious guilt, as well as other things like being attracted to a black woman, dating an epileptic girl, and trying to help his loser friend with debts.
The best example of Scorsese's style. A visual masterpiece, with an equally excellent soundtrack, script, and direction. The acting is great, especially from Kietel and a young DeNiro. I also enjoyed Proval, Romanus, and Danova. Scorsese's fourth best film.
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