Review of A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) by Steve G — 26 Feb 2013
Marlon Brando just shattered every notion of conventional acting with this performance. The film is worth watching for his performance alone. It's ironic that of the FOUR main characters, his (the most influential acting performance of all time) was the only NOT to win an Oscar.
Anyway, the movie is highly effective & quite dark. Never loses interest. Kudos to Vivien Leigh for the best performance of her career (along with Scarlett O'Hara). She played the quintessential 'middle-aged woman trying to recapture the flower of her youth while falling into insanity'.
And Brando is just raw in his raging machoism as he reacts to her intrusive fantasy world. Yet despite his deplorable intolerance, EVERY girl wanted him & every guy wanted to be him. This is pretty much a milestone in performance art.
The one drawback is that you really start getting annoyed with the main characters as they delve into their depravity.
This review of A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) was written by Steve G on 26 Feb 2013.
A Streetcar Named Desire has generally received very positive reviews.
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