“Straight? What’s ’straight’? A line can be straight, or a street. But the heart of a human being?”
Vivien Leigh and Marlon Brando battle it out in Elia Kazan’s classic movie. Ageing Southern belle Blanche DuBois moves in with her sister in New Orleans and is tormented by her brutish brother-in-law while her reality crumbles around her.
“A subversive, steamy film classic that was adapted from Tennessee Williams’ 1947 Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name. This film masterpiece was directed by independent director Elia Kazan, a socially-conscious director who insisted that the film be true to the play.” FILM SITE
“Just about the best feminine performance you’re ever going to see.” PAULINE KAEL
