The ambiguity and contradiction in the street car

Jaclyn 2021-12-08 08:01:38

Fortunately, I found the restored version, which means that there are four minutes of the scene that you can’t see in the early DVD version. Because the censorship was cut off. They are all very small details, such as:

1. After Stanley hit Stella and called her loudly at the top of the stairs, Stella slowly opened the door, and then slowly walked down the stairs towards Stanley... Her face was gentle, The free, deeply attracted expression was deleted. In fact, it was the expression that revealed the bond between her and him: Lust. And the background music was originally a sexy Jazz, but it was later changed to describe the reunion of two men and women who are extremely in love. This is a modification that I cannot tolerate, and it feels a lot has changed.
2. Blanche said to the young boy: I want to kiss you. Originally: I want to kiss you, on the mouth.
3. In the scene of rape, a few lines of Stanley were deleted. Only Blanche backed away in horror.

There are also some places that feel very confusing, such as why Blanche's marriage failed. What the film says is that her young 19-year-old husband knows nothing but poetry, and keeps changing jobs. But the real reason seems to be that the boy is gay. In fact, there are some small tips in the film. For example, Blanche described him as careful and sensitive, and he would always hear him cry in the middle of the night pretending to be asleep. But this kind of topic could not be mentioned at that time.

The movie was changed from the stage play of the same name. Blanche was originally played by an actor named Jessica. But it was replaced when it was changed to a movie, and it was played by Vivien Leigh. This is because the other actors are also newcomers, so a star is needed to support the scene. Either Jessica was replaced, maybe Marlon Brando was replaced. Sorry for her, otherwise she might be famous! And both the director and the male protagonist prefer her to Vivien. But there may be no Malone today.

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Extended Reading
  • Vaughn 2022-03-27 09:01:06

    Vivien Leigh's morbid contrivance and Brando's wild vulgarity collide violently, and of course it's all based on the great Tennessee play, and her nerves play out as the light hits Brando's weary face. Incisively and vividly, Vivien Leigh's performance and Swanson on Sunset Boulevard are called the twin towers of performance.

  • Josie 2021-12-08 08:01:38

    The tragic story of an unfortunate woman who is homeless, self-respecting, contrived, tricky, vanity-loving, and self-deceiving.

A Streetcar Named Desire quotes

  • Stanley: [yells out] Hey, Mitch!

    Mitch: [turns to Stanley, yells] Coming!

    Blanche: Gracious! What lung power!

  • Blanche: [Meeting with Stella, shortly after she's arrived in New Orleans] I bought some nice clothes to meet all your lovely friends in. Well... I'm afraid you won't think they're lovely. Well, anyway, I bought nice clothes and I'll wear them. I guess you're hoping I'll say I'll put up at a hotel. I'm not going to put up at a hotel. I've got to be near you, Stella. I've got to be with people. I can't be alone because... Because as you must have noticed, I... I'm not very well.