Blanche (Vivien Leigh) a mature woman stuck in the past visits her sister Stella (Kim Hunter) and her husband Stanley (Marlon Brando) who live in New Orleans. His attitude soon clash with his brother however hides a past that will soon create conflicts between the couple and that will lead to madness.
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Feldman, producer and film agent, who had produced among other The Glass Menagerie, bought the rights to this work to see a theatrical performance on Broadway, and soon set out to make a film, and it went to the 20th However
Century Fox, its president, Spyros Skouras, said "no" for fear of censorship. What happened next was that Jack Warner agreed to do it, it was not afraid of the censors.
Once he had arranged the shooting began, and unlike what was done in the studios at that time, they hired people who have no contract with Warner Brothers, the most characteristic Director: Elia Kazan, who initially was not interested in the film, agreed to the request of his friend Tennessee Williams. But making some changes, such as enhanced the role of Blanche, but continue taking the role Brando Dominate, artistic director Richard Day of MGM and Harry Stradling, director of photography, the most representative complete lineup of "foreigners."
When choosing the main actor had no doubt that this would be Marlon Brando, and as lead actress Jessica Tandy (who played the stage version), the problem was that there was an actress film, so it was finally decided by Vivien Leigh (and this was much more striking in view of the box office).
starred Vivien Leigh in London for 6 months directed by Laurence Olivier, and it appears that there were times he could not remember who was shooting on film set and not acting on the stage of a theater, because more than one occasion Elia Kazan Filming had to stop and say, "Vivien, this is not theater."
The other characters are the same as in the stage version.
There were two sets of clips, one was inside the house and the other outside, situated in two different sets on the Warner Brothers (for the scene of the pier flood flag used in the study), as there were only two and could continue throughout the production mounted, it could roll with continuity, something never done on film.
Talking about this movie and not dwell on the figure of Marlon Brando is nothing short of a sin.
"Confusion, ambivalence, at once insecure and passionate. First he had to talk to him, and suddenly you realized that was simple, like a child. But he was full of emotion and passion." Elia Kazan.
was something about him that was you could not take your eyes off him ... is a genius "Karl Malden .
" Stanley has nothing to do with Brando: He is one of the most tender and sweet with whom I worked ... an extraordinary human being. " Kim Hunter.
" It's everything I hate in a man. " Marlon Brando on his peronajes.
" Your wealth is evident in this film more strongly than any other movie (...) Many men are fooled by glamor of Hollywood and others are not: he belongs to this second category . "film critic.
Oscars March 52, had as one of the major candidates A Streetcar Named Desire therefore hoarded 12 nominations (best picture, best director, best actor, best photography in b / n, best adapted screenplay, sound, score and best cinematography for a film in b / n) and won 4 gold statuettes (lead actress , supporting actor, supporting actress, art direction b / N)
"I was in the famous blacklist, so winning an Oscar not served me well in my career because I could not make movies ... although I admit that is pretty " Kim Hunter (Stella)
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