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Actors: Marlon Brando, Vivien Leigh, Kim Hunter, and Karl Malden
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about A Streetcar Named Desire |
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This is the story of Blanche Dewitt, a fragile, aging, southern belle come to visit her sister and her brother in law. But Blanche and Stanley (the brother in law) engage in a deep battle, as she sinks further and further into madness, depressed by her wilting flowerlike appearence and age. Along the way she leads to drinking, and many more things further unveiled to her sister as soon as Stanley digs into her past and ruins her only chance at a marriage. For the one she would have married was a friend of Stanley's, a insecure, middle aged man. Why does Blanche struggle like this? Because every chapte of her life was written by men. And as her physical beauty wilts, her madness grows.
--Samantha, Resident Scholar
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Tennasee Williams classic play brought to the screen by Elia Kazan. This film made Marlon Brando a star and changed the face of screen acting. It's the story of a sister who comes to visit and drives everyone crazy.
--Ryan Bauslaugh, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- boatload of casual sex without love
Family, struggling with
Yes
Struggle with:
- In-laws
- Sister
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- unemployed
- teacher/professor
Age:
- 40's-50's
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
- mentally ill
- deluded
- emotionally unstable
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (woman) skinny
Events of movie makes character more...
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- (man) muscular
Unclothed?
- chest
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 90%-100%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) muscular
unclothed?
- chest
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- bulging muscles
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Southeast
City?
Yes
City:
- New Orleans
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- depressed/sad
- thoughtful
Check here if B&W
Yes
Any profanity?
- None
Is this movie based on a
- play
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