12019-02-03T21:39:07+00:00Patrick Keatingfdfdb363527b48ac29800c3d2a6f44da6939bc3b11Street Scene (1931)plain2019-02-03T21:39:07+00:00Critical Commons19312019-01-30T22:19:32ZVideoKing VidorStreet ScenePatrick Keatingfdfdb363527b48ac29800c3d2a6f44da6939bc3b
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12019-02-03T22:20:02+00:003.x28 Street Scene1Street Scene (1931)plain2019-02-03T22:20:02+00:00Over the course of forty-seven seconds, the camera pans to follow four separate characters: Steve (crucial to the plot), a woman with a stroller (a bit part of no consequence to the story), Mrs. Cushing (a minor speaking part), and Mrs. Jones (an important secondary character). By following both the principals and the extras, the film evokes the sense of contingency that was one of the play’s signature features.