A Streetcar Named Desire is a 1951 film based entirely on the Tennessee Williams play of the same name.
The film was directed by Elia Kazan and starred Vivien Leigh, Kim Hunter and Marlon Brando.
It was nominated for twelve Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director, and won four of them: Best Actress (Vivien Leigh), Best Supporting Actor (Karl Malden), Best Supporting Actor Actress (Kim Hunter) and Best Black and White Art Direction.
The film also offers one of Marlon Brando's best performances. Blanche comes from an old but ramshackle Southern family. She is a mature, decadent woman living in the past.
Circumstances force her to live in New Orleans with her sister Stella and her violent brother-in-law Stanley (Marlon Brando).
Despite her reserved and arrogant attitude, Blanche hides a turbulent past that causes her mental imbalance.
Her erratic behavior generates a conflict that changes the life of the young couple.
