A Streetcar Named Desire

A Streetcar Named Desire

...Blanche, who wanted so much to stay a lady...

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Release Date

9/19/1951

Runtime

125 mins

Overview

A disturbed, aging Southern belle moves in with her sister for solace — but being face-to-face with her brutish brother-in-law accelerates her downward spiral.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$1,800,000

Revenue

$8,000,000

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A suffocating character study where fragile Southern gentility collides violently with raw working-class brutality, trapping all three characters in a claustrophobic apartment spiraling toward tragedy. The film transforms a woman's desperate grasp on dignity into an unbearable descent.

Mood

TenseMelancholicDread-soakedClaustrophobic

Themes

FamilyComing apartClass

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

Black and whiteFormalistHigh-contrast

Structure

Single location

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Sexual violenceGraphic violence

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