Review of A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) by Peter A — 15 Jan 2010
Marlon Brando in one of his best roles. He plays the cruel, animalistic Stanley Kowalski, so well that he immediately became the one I looked at for the rest of the film. His presence is so strong, physically and mentally, that my eyes kept drawn to him the whole time.
He also brings, together with Vivien Leigh, with whom he has quite some chemistry, a lot of suspense to the screen. That's a very good thing to, because this makes films like this (films that are set mostly in one room or at one place, like in this case, an apartment) easier to watch.
This, and Karl Malden, the cinematography, the script and the music (it suited the film perfectly), make A Streetcar Named Desire a masterpiece and one of the films I enjoyed most.
This review of A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) was written by Peter A on 15 Jan 2010.
A Streetcar Named Desire has generally received very positive reviews.
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