STEVE HAYES: Tired Old Queen at the Movies A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE Marlon Brando gives an iconic performance while Vivien Leigh, Kim Hunter and Karl Malden walk off with the Oscars in Elia Kazan s version of Tennessee Williams volcanic A Streetcar Named Desire (1951). Shot in beautiful black and white with a haunting jazz score by Alex North, this is the ultimate version of a Williams play, directed by the man and most of the cast that had done it on Broadway. Vivien Leigh is fragile and unforgettable and Brando s explosive talent and raw sexu
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