Review of A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) by Dave Kehr for Chicago Reader — 27 Jun 2007
They are also great performances, and Hawks could have taken heart from Kim Hunter's work, which provides superb, understated balance to the famous fireworks of Marlon Brando and Vivien Leigh. Kazan's direction is often questionably, distractingly baroque, swelling up the considerable subtlety of the Tennessee Williams play, but if the hothouse style was ever justified, this is the occasion.
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This review of A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) was written by Dave Kehr and published by Chicago Reader on 27 Jun 2007.
A Streetcar Named Desire has generally received very positive reviews.
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