A disturbed, aging Southern belle moves in with her sister for solace — but being face-to-face with her brutish brother-in-law accelerates her downward spiral.
"...Blanche, who wanted so much to stay a lady..."
Top Billed Cast
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
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Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews
W WuchakVerified TMDB Critic
2022-04-30
_**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 dyi...
C Cinema_SnobbVerified TMDB Critic
2024-05-11
"I've always relied on the kindness of strangers." - Blanche Du Bois
Blanche Dubois has had some problems back home. She rides into New Orleans on a streetcar to stay with her sister Stella and her brutish husband Stanley. It's an immediate clash of cultures as Blanche and Stanley butt heads.
Though their ideology is different there is also an undeniable sexual tension around them as well. That tension continues to build to tragic effects.
To call this film one of the all time greats almost seems like an understatement. Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning play by Tennessee Williams, i...
