Review of A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) by Bradford C — 08 Nov 2008

[font='Calibri','sans-serif']Elia Kazan?s 1951 classic take off of Tennessee Williams play ?A Streetcar Named Desire? tells a powerful story of Blache DuBois, a woman whose brutal inability to overcome reality pushes her to a eventual mental break down.

Blanche, played by Academy Awarding winning actress Vivian Leigh, is an aging Southern belle whose fight for sanity and her dependence on men rival her brash Polish brother-in-law, Stanley played by Marlon Brando.

Brando?s drunk, rough, and sexual influence of his un-likeable role drives Leigh to her extreme emotional instability. Leigh and Brando?s phenomenal acting with co-stars Kim Hunter who plays Stella, Blanche?s sensitive but sexually driven sister and Stanley?s wife, along with Karl Malden who plays Mitch, Blanche?s soft and sensual fling in which he is captivated by, sets the stage for one of the first films of its time.

The ensemble of actors characterized by a the physiological struggles of the postwar New Orleans brought to be by the Actors Studio revolutionized the film industries standards for the development of the American film industry and acting.

The film might not appeal to everyone because of its black and white southern draw but shows the phenomenal acting abilities of Leigh and Brando in which redefined acting in American film. [/font].