A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
"A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE" (1951)
This is a 1951 American Southern Gothic drama film, which was adapted from Tennessee Williams's Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name. It is directed by Elia Kazan, and stars Vivien Leigh, Marlon Brando, Kim Hunter and Karl Malden; all of whom give amazing performances, in their respective roles. It received Oscar nominations in 10 categories (including "Best Picture", "Best Director", and "Best Adapted Screenplay." It won "Best Supporting Actor" (Malden), "Best Supporting Actress" (Hunter), and "Best Art Direction" (Richard Day, George James Hopkins), making it the first film to win in three of the acting categories. In 1999, A Streetcar Named Desire was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.
SYNOPSIS: "Based on the play by Tennessee Williams, this renowned drama follows troubled former schoolteacher Blanche DuBois (Vivien Leigh) as she leaves small-town Mississippi and moves in with her sister, Stella Kowalski (Kim Hunter), and her husband, Stanley (Marlon Brando), in New Orleans. Blanche's flirtatious Southern-belle presence causes problems for Stella and Stanley, who already have a volatile relationship, leading to even greater conflict in the Kowalski household."
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