Weill: Street Scene

2019

Action / Music

4
IMDb Rating 7.0/10 10 15 15

Plot summary

The main plot of this rampant collection of scenes from the streets of the lower East Side of New York revolves around Frank and Anna Maurrant and their daughter Rose. A violent and tough character, Frank fails to see his wife’s growing despair due to his lack of affection. When he discovers her with her lover, he shots them both and goes to jail, leaving behind a heartbroken Rose who, after having experienced relentless harassment by two aggressive suitors, misses her one true chance at love. The opera ends by showing the streets of New York City moving on from these mundane events in total indifference.

Director

Jérémie Cuvillier Photo
Jérémie Cuvillier

Top cast

Marta Fontanals-Simons Photo
Marta Fontanals-Simons as Jennie Hildebrand
Michael J. Scott Photo
Michael J. Scott as Lippo Fiorentino
Tyler Clarke Photo
Tyler Clarke as Daniel Buchanan
Joel Prieto Photo
Joel Prieto as Sam Kaplan
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1.43 GB
1280*714
English 2.0
NR
us  
25 fps
2 hr 39 min
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2.65 GB
1920*1072
English 2.0
NR
us  
25 fps
2 hr 39 min
Seeds ...

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by adamjohns-42575

"I never meant to believe that life was dull and grey!"

Kurt Weill's Street Scene (2019) -Right from the start the diction was terrible, especially from the women and i wasn't actually sure that the lyrics, which were not very good and poorly put to the music translated to opera that well? I couldn't believe that there was a whole song about Ice Cream????? Which just made what was already tough to get through, ridiculous.I would definitely have been furious if I'd paid to see it at the theatre, because the staging, "Dancing" and even the vocals all seemed very amateur, as was the lighting and sound. The only good bit really was the set, which was probably borrowed from other musical's like 'Rent' or 'Newsies'.I would say that there might be similarities to the film 'Do The Right Thing' with its collection of various characters collected from around the world and many cultures, but it was far easier to watch, as it wasn't so aggressive and horrible. It also had no real point that I could see.It was hard to get in to, long winded and slow. I was waiting for it to really get started, but it never really seemed to do so. As such I gave up on it shortly after the ice cream song.Unscored as Unfinished.
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