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A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
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Looking for a benchmark in movie acting? Breakthrough performances don't come much more electrifying than Marlon Brando's animalistic turn as Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire. Sweaty, brutish, mumbling, yet with the balanced grace of a prizefighter, Brando storms through the role--a role he had originated in the Broadway production of Tennessee Williams's celebrated play. Stanley and his wife, Stella (as in Brando's oft-mimicked line, "Hey, Stellaaaaaa!"), are the earthy couple in New Orleans's French Quarter whose lives are upended by the arrival of Stella's sister, Blanche DuBois (Vivien Leigh). Blanche, a disturbed,...
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| A Streetcar Named Desire Movie Review by CowboyJunkie (10/20/2008) |
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Now, this is one power-house of a film. Any attempts at a re-make of this one is only considered muck thrown straight into the face of this all-time classic. Not many flicks, in my opinion, deserve the ultimate 5 Star Rating, but A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (ASND) is one of those rare exceptions that's worthy of this top...
(complete A Streetcar Named Desire review by CowboyJunkie)
What can you say about this classic that hasn't already been said? Marlon Brando and Vivien Leigh at their best, he at his sexiest and most commanding physically, she in her best role since 1939's 'Gone With The Wind' shines as Blanche Dubois, the has-been drunk who comes to visit her sister in New Orleans. Brilliantly...
(complete A Streetcar Named Desire review by Jessica Film Junkie)
| A Streetcar Named Desire Movie Review by Valerie (12/17/2006) |
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Based on the play by Tennessee Williams, A Streetcar Named Desire is a great classic film that ages pretty well.
It's not just because I really like classics that I think this is one of the best movies of the 50's, it truly is, and is also one of Marlon Brando's finest roles.
Brando pretty much steals the show but Vivien...
(complete A Streetcar Named Desire review by Valerie)
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