tasospoursanidis Review of A Streetcar Named Desire

A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)

One of the most ''ahead of their time'' movies ever

[29 October 2023]

A movie so far ahead of its time it's crazy. So rich thematically with the clashes of culture of an America long gone to a new opportunistic one. The mental descent of a person filled with the wounds of the past, and the oppression of women in their role in families. Desire being in the center of everything, how people can cling to it and blindly ignore other complications. Vivien Leigh's astounding performance overshadows even the presence of Marlon Brando with all her emotional depth over tenderness, fear, love, delusion and longing. Overall a very complex timeless masterpiece and performance.