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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2017 3:02:21 GMT
TCM "Streetcar Named Desire", Saturday, 2/25, at 5:45PM ESTTennessee Williams Pulitzer Prize winning masterpiece. Fading Southern Belle Blanche DuBois tries to hang on to her dignity, sanity, and poetic view of the world, all the while being assaulted with cold reality, as personified by her young brother in law, Stanley Kowalski. Vivien Leigh won her second Oscar, Kim Hunter and Karl Malden won supporting awards, and Marlon Brando was nominated for best actor. Brando was good in his debut "The Men" a year earlier, but the legend begins here. All four principals had lived these roles on the major stage (Broadway, and London for Miss Leigh), so director Elia Kazan wisely kept it simple, pointed the cameras, and kept the actors focused. They all knew thei parts inside and out, the text is dazzling, and Kazan works all 'arcs' to perfection. (Also, a nice music score). On the outside chance young film buffs haven't seen this one yet, catch it. As well an acted film you may never see. The script may seem overtly 'poetic' today(and it is), but? In the hands of these 5? Not surreal at all. In fact, Brando is often credited with bringing a 'new realism' to American Cinematic Acting, and this is his first 'iconic' performance. OK, I've said enough.
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Post by marshamae on Feb 24, 2017 3:47:37 GMT
I've always admired Kazan's decision not to open the film up too much. Allowing the characters to be trapped in that cramped apartment made their effect on each other understandable. Blanche's efforts to put lace and perfume on everything was annoying in that tiny space and it kept you from becoming too sympathetic. Stanley belched and farted his way around the apartment overpowering the women and Mitch, and changing the nature of film acting.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2017 4:50:20 GMT
I've always admired Karan's decision not to open the film up too much. Allowing the characters to be trapped in that cramped apartment made their effect on each other understandable. Blanches efforts to put lace and perfume on everything was annoying in that tiny space and it kept you from becoming too sympathetic. Stanley belched and farted his way around the apartment overpowering the women and Mitch, and changing the nature of film acting. I agree. The film needed to be claustrophobic, which mirrored Blanche's condition. In fact, the only time's it ever really 'opens up' at all, is when Stanley goes on the ""Hey, Stellaaaaa!" prowl, and the end, after the damage is done. Which made for fitting counterpoints. |
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Post by TheOriginalPinky on Feb 24, 2017 15:52:50 GMT
TCM "Streetcar Named Desire", Saturday, 2/25, at 5:45PM ESTTennessee Williams Pulitzer Prize winning masterpiece. Fading Southern Belle Blanche DuBois tries to hang on to her dignity, sanity, and poetic view of the world, all the while being assaulted with cold reality, as personified by her young brother in law, Stanley Kowalski. Vivien Leigh won her second Oscar, Kim Hunter and Karl Malden won supporting awards, and Marlon Brando was nominated for best actor. Brando was good in his debut "The Men" a year earlier, but the legend begins here. All four principals had lived these roles on the major stage (Broadway, and London for Miss Leigh), so director Elia Kazan wisely kept it simple, pointed the cameras, and kept the actors focused. They all knew thei parts inside and out, the text is dazzling, and Kazan works all 'arcs' to perfection. (Also, a nice music score). On the outside chance young film buffs haven't seen this one yet, catch it. As well an acted film you may never see. The script may seem overtly 'poetic' today(and it is), but? In the hands of these 5? Not surreal at all. In fact, Brando is often credited with bringing a 'new realism' to American Cinematic Acting, and this is his first 'iconic' performance. OK, I've said enough. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2017 21:36:02 GMT
Brando is still controversial, 70 years later. LOL.
Brando was brilliant. Ya just don't like him! Which is OK!
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Post by TheOriginalPinky on Feb 24, 2017 21:40:49 GMT
Brando is still controversial, 70 years later. LOL. Brando was brilliant. Ya just don't like him! Which is OK! |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2017 21:47:49 GMT
Brando is still controversial, 70 years later. LOL. Brando was brilliant. Ya just don't like him! Which is OK! Well, then you just don't like "Streetcar". Tennessee Williams wrote "Streetcar" in the first person about Blanche. And yet, he was blown away with how Brando's performance changed the dynamic. Different strokes...... |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2017 22:33:49 GMT
Good movie. But i never found it to be great.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2017 23:44:38 GMT
I will have to disagree a bit, I am a Brando Fan, just watched 'Mutiny On The Bounty'(1962) for about the fourth time a month ago. The Cinematography by Robert L. Surtees is absolutely stunning to look at.
Brando's 'Fletcher Christian' is the best and most accurate portrayal of this historical figure, from a once wealthy and landed gentry and would probably be well-mannered unlike Clark Gable's portrayal which is one step above a salty-sea pirate. If we could only grab Charles Laughton as William Bligh from the 1935 version and put him into this film with Brando,
That would be something.
But unfortunately, 'Street Car Named Desire' cannot shed that terrible curse that haunted a few movie in the 1950's. The Movie Screen is not the New York Stage and all of this yelling and carrying on (to me personally) is a melodramatic bore-fest. I only like Vivien Leigh's character of Blanche DuBois, so if you like her then that is a good enough reason to watch it.
Mostly the Director is at fault.
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