Great Job of John Erman’s Version of A Streetcar Named Desire
John Erman had done a great job on filming the play, A Streetcar Named Desire written by Tennessee William, into movie, which was released in 1984. The classical music, lighting, and the representation by the actors were all blended together perfectly to express the play—I even think it is more engaged than the play. From the beginning to the end, Erman shortened scenes that are relatively insignificant to allow the main plots to “shine”.
In the opening scene, the streetcar drives from night into day, implying the long ride Blanche had with just a few seconds. Instead of filming the whole scene in the play, this decision allow the audiences to know the story more quickly. Consider
John Erman had done a great job on filming the play, A Streetcar Named Desire written by Tennessee William, into movie, which was released in 1984. The classical music, lighting, and the representation by the actors were all blended together perfectly to express the play—I even think it is more engaged than the play. From the beginning to the end, Erman shortened scenes that are relatively insignificant to allow the main plots to “shine”.
In the opening scene, the streetcar drives from night into day, implying the long ride Blanche had with just a few seconds. Instead of filming the whole scene in the play, this decision allow the audiences to know the story more quickly. Consider