A Streetcar Named Desire

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A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)

PG 09/19/1951 (US) Drama, Thriller 2h 5m

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...Blanche, who wanted so much to stay a lady...

Overview

A fading southern belle moves in with her sister in New Orleans where her ferocious brother-in-law takes stabs at her sanity.

Elia Kazan

Director
Tennessee Williams

Screenplay
Oscar Saul

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Vivien Leigh

Blanche DuBois
Marlon Brando

Stanley Kowalski
Kim Hunter

Stella Kowalski
Karl Malden

Harold Mitchell
Rudy Bond

Steve
Nick Dennis

Pablo Gonzales
Peg Hillias

Eunice
Wright King

A Collector
Richard Garrick

A Doctor
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A review by Wuchak

40%

Written by Wuchak on April 30, 2022

Interesting themes, but an overrated melodrama

Released in late 1951 and directed by Elia Kazan based on Tennessee Williams play, "A Streetcar Named Desire" stars Vivien Leigh as the neurotic Blanche DuBois, who moves in with her sister (Kim Hunter) in the French Quarter of New Orleans where she is antagonized by her brutish brother-in-law, Stanley (Marlon Brando). As she seeks a relationship with one of Stanley's friends (Karl Malden) her reality crumbles around her.

The story is thematically rich and I enjoy evaluating and interpreting it. For instance, Blanche represents the dyin... read the rest.

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