Review of A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) by David Jenkins for Time Out — 18 Jul 2011
Kazan’s direction simmers when it needs to boil, placing all its chips on the battered decor and ethereal lighting, leaving you to wonder what fun Hitchcock or Preminger would have with the sexually pulsating, pressure-cooker backdrop gifted to them in the source material.
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This review of A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) was written by David Jenkins and published by Time Out on 18 Jul 2011.
A Streetcar Named Desire has generally received very positive reviews.
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