Criminal (Fiona Apple music video)
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"Criminal" is a 1997 music video for Fiona Apple, directed in a gritty, voyeuristic style that became iconic for its raw, unsettling portrayal of teenage alienation and sexuality.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Criminal (music video) | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
music video
ⓘ
short film ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Fiona Apple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAlbum | Tidal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedGenre | alternative music video ⓘ |
| associatedNetwork | MTV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Criminal (Fiona Apple song) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cameraTechnique |
close-ups
ⓘ
handheld camera ⓘ |
| colorPalette | muted tones ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Mark Romanek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | late 1990s music television ⓘ |
| featuresCast | young people ⓘ |
| featuresSetting |
bathroom
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bedroom ⓘ kitchen ⓘ suburban house interiors ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock video
ⓘ
music video ⓘ |
| hasMusic | Criminal (Fiona Apple song) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
emotional vulnerability
ⓘ
moral ambiguity ⓘ remorse ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lightingStyle |
low-key lighting
ⓘ
naturalistic lighting ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
emotional turmoil
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guilt ⓘ sexuality ⓘ teenage alienation ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial imagery
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iconic 1990s aesthetic ⓘ portrayal of adolescent sexuality ⓘ portrayal of teenage alienation ⓘ |
| performer | Fiona Apple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
disaffected youth
ⓘ
intimate domestic spaces ⓘ |
| productionStyle |
gritty
ⓘ
voyeuristic ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1997 ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1990s ⓘ |
| starring | Fiona Apple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Criminal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visualMotif |
claustrophobic interiors
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disheveled rooms ⓘ lingering camera gazes ⓘ |
| visualStyle |
raw
ⓘ
unsettling ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Criminal (music video)