A Streetcar Named Desire Film Analysis

Besides the fact that Blanche and Stella are sisters, from the DuBois family. Their family was once part of the wealthy Southern aristocracy. When Blanche arrives at her sister, Stella’s apartment she looks down upon the small apartment and her working-class husband. Stella is content with her and Stanley’s life. Stella and Stanley have had a relationship strongly based in animalistic, emotional, and sexual chemistry. When Blanche moves in Stella begins to attending to Blanche’s needs more than Stanley, this leads to conflict between Stanley and Stella. Blanche is seen as being this delicate and proper and set in her southern belle ways. She is fragile and yet condescending. The aging Southern belle, whose desires have cause her hardship. She claims that she has “old-fashioned” morals but has been promiscuous. Stella is motivated by her desire to please her husband, Stanley, and Blanche is motivated by desire to belong and be loved. However, Blanche …show more content…
Stanley Kowalski was played by Marlon Brando. Brando had begun implementing the Method acting technique which caused obstacles between Leigh’s classical training, however it caused their chemistry to be more unpredictable on set. Stella played by Kim Hunter and also Mitch who was portrayed by Karl Malden. Blanche DuBois was played by Vivian Leigh, she too had played the role of Blanche before on the London stage. Leigh also had played the Southern belle of Scarlett O’Hara in “Gone With the Wind” who had dreams of more genteel past, just like Blanche’s character. The film earned 12 Academy Awards nominations, all four were nominated for Oscars, of which three won. Leigh won for best actress in a leading role. Malden for his best actor in supporting role and Hunter for best actress in supporting