A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)

"...Blanche, who wanted so much to stay a lady..."Movie
Audience Score
76
A Streetcar Named Desire
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PG 2 hr 5 minSep 19th, 1951Drama, Thriller
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Plot
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.

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:September 19th, 1951
On DVD & Blu-ray:May 18th, 1999 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$1,800,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$8,000,000 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Charles K. Feldman Group, Warner Bros. Pictures

A Streetcar Named Desire Quotes

The Complexity of Desire and Relationships

Blanche: You're married to a madman.
Stella: I wish you'd stop taking it for granted that I'm in something I want to get out of.

Reflections on Identity and Relationships

Stanley Kowalski: Listen, baby, when we first met — you and me — you thought I was common. Well, how right you was. I was common as dirt. You showed me a snapshot of the place with them columns, and I pulled you down off them columns, and you loved it, having them colored lights goin. And wasn't we happy together? Wasn't it all okay till she showed here? And wasn't we happy together? Wasn't it all okay till she showed here, hoity-toity, describin me like a ape?