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.

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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
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
guilt
sexuality
teenage alienation
notableFor controversial imagery
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
disheveled rooms
lingering camera gazes
visualStyle raw
unsettling

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Mark Romanek directed Criminal (Fiona Apple music video)
Criminal hasMusicVideo Criminal (Fiona Apple music video)
this entity surface form: Criminal (music video)
Mark Romanek notableWork Criminal (Fiona Apple music video)