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A Streetcar Named Desire: The Original Director's VersionRating:
Release Date: 22 August, 1997 Retail Price: $19.98 Sorry, this product is not currently available. Cast: Complete Cast (8 total) |
A Streetcar Named Desire: The Original Director's Version Reviews
Sheila!
Brutal Brando, I love Marlon Brando, but he was too mean in this movie. No heart or feelings for poor Blanche. Blanche was an outcast. The subject of her rejection was an indication of her being the way that she was. What Blanche did was by all means wrong and it couldn't be excused. You could see the beauty in her despite her heavy burden. Blanche was too hard on herself. She was always wanting approval from others. Not knowing how graceful, refined, and beautiful she was. I agree she was a little frayed around the edges and she took refinement to another level. But still she showed signs of the proper up bringing and breeding. Blanche had fallen from grace.
The cast was outstanding. Wright King one of my favorite actors never quite made the grade in movies. Kim hunter made some progress on the screen. Kim's movie acting was limited to a certain degree. Perhaps these people were stage actors. Mitch who was to be Blache's savior was excellent as well. Karl Maulden was a fine actor.
They tell me John Garfield was up for the part of Stanley. I think Marlon Brando was the best choice. John Garfield could be rough. He had a tough guy attitude. But I don't believe he could be as brutal as Brando.
I could not bear the last scences in the picture. It was hard to see Blanche reduced to what seem like a fleeing animal. The way she ran and fell to the floor. The matron perhaps envious of this delicate women wanted to put her in a straight jacket and have her nails cut. Poor Blache, but the doctor an older gentlemen understood Blanche's personality. He knew what would work for Blanche. She was a lady and well mannered at that. So he treated her like a lady. To see him tip his hat, take her arm gentlely and escort her out to the waiting car was so touching.
My favorite scene in this movie was the first scene. The sight of the train making it's way to New Orleans. The cabs pulling up just in time to load pasengers. This reminded me of days gone by. Then out of the smokey steam comes Blanche.
This is a very snsitive movie. A study of the lost and lonely with nowhere to turn.
DISSAPOINTING TRANSFER
If you're looking to upgrade to the Warner 2 disc special edition you might be in for a shock . It looks to me as if they've applied some noise-reduction filters to the 98 transfer.
So now you get a little less grain but its less sharper.
IMHO the original DVD transfer was better.
I give the movie a 5 however.
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