“A Streetcar Named Desire” is a drama film telling the story of a Southern Belle from Mississippi who moves in with her sister and brother-in-law in New Orleans after financial losses. She faces a series of crises including clashing with her sister’s low-brow husband, living in a fantasy world which conflicts with her reality, and more. Director Elia Kazan (“The Sea of Grass” 1947) created an excellent film version of Tennessee Williams’ 1947 Broadway play. Williams himself co-wrote the screenplay with Oscar Saul.
Vivian Leigh heads the cast as Blanche DuBois, the fragile and problem-plagued high school teacher on a medical leave. No doubt her best role since Scarlett O’Hara of “Gone With the Wind” (1939). The talent-loaded group also includes Marlon Brando and Kim Hunter playing her relatives, Karl Malden is a friend of the family and possible love interest, as well as Rudy Bond, Peg Hillias, Nick Dennis, Wright King, Edna Thomas, Mickey Kuhn, and Richard Garrick as the doctor.
The very watchable heavy drama “A Streetcar Named Desire” was a hit at the box office for Warner Bros. Pictures. It was nominated for twelve Academy Awards, winning four: Best Actress (Leigh), Best Supporting Actor (Malden), Best Supporting Actress (Hunter), and Best Production Design. The non-winners were Best Picture (Charles K. Feldman), Best Director, Best Actor (Brando), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography (Harry A. Stradling), Best Original Score (Alex North), Best Costume Design, and Best Sound Mixing.
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
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My Review
“A Streetcar Named Desire” is a drama film telling the story of a Southern Belle from Mississippi who moves in with her sister and brother-in-law in New Orleans after financial losses. She faces a series of crises including clashing with her sister’s low-brow husband, living in a fantasy world which conflicts with her reality, and more. Director Elia Kazan (“The Sea of Grass” 1947) created an excellent film version of Tennessee Williams’ 1947 Broadway play. Williams himself co-wrote the screenplay with Oscar Saul.
Vivian Leigh heads the cast as Blanche DuBois, the fragile and problem-plagued high school teacher on a medical leave. No doubt her best role since Scarlett O’Hara of “Gone With the Wind” (1939). The talent-loaded group also includes Marlon Brando and Kim Hunter playing her relatives, Karl Malden is a friend of the family and possible love interest, as well as Rudy Bond, Peg Hillias, Nick Dennis, Wright King, Edna Thomas, Mickey Kuhn, and Richard Garrick as the doctor.
The very watchable heavy drama “A Streetcar Named Desire” was a hit at the box office for Warner Bros. Pictures. It was nominated for twelve Academy Awards, winning four: Best Actress (Leigh), Best Supporting Actor (Malden), Best Supporting Actress (Hunter), and Best Production Design. The non-winners were Best Picture (Charles K. Feldman), Best Director, Best Actor (Brando), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography (Harry A. Stradling), Best Original Score (Alex North), Best Costume Design, and Best Sound Mixing.