Movie #145: A Streetcar Named Desire

Movie #: 145
Movie Title: A Streetcar Named Desire
Year Released: 1951

Director: Elia Kazan
Notable Cast: Vivien Leigh, Marlon Brando, Kim Hunter, Karl Malden

Short Description: Disturbed Blanche DuBois moves in with her sister in New Orleans and is tormented by her brutish brother-in-law while her reality crumbles around her. (IMDB.com)


Rank on the Top 100 Lists (as of 1/7/2013)

AFI.com: #47
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Date Watched: 3/31/2016

Grade: 2 out of 5 (Fair)

Rationale: Short and sweet, Marlon Brando stole every scene he was in (not that one of the greatest actors in history needs to steal anything) and Vivien Leigh plays a decent crazy person opposite Brando. Whenever he wasn’t on screen, though, I found the movie to be quite boring. The film ends up being a very slow burn with Leigh’s character gradually losing her mind over two long, drawn out hours of constant arguing and rambling.